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‘Hold Crown to account’: Victoria proposes tougher gambling laws
Crown Resorts 2022-05-24 9:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Victorian government has unveiled new laws that would give the state’s gambling regulator enhanced powers to take action against Crown Melbourne.

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Victoria’s triple-zero operator faces class action investigation
Class Actions 2022-05-24 10:30 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Victoria’s Emergency Services Telecommunications Authority may be hit with a class action over alleged systemic failures in its ambulance call handling operations that may have led to at least 15 deaths.

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In victory for class action, judge says bad breast implant claims can advance
Anthony McInerney 2022-05-20 10:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The applicants in a class action against The Cosmetic Institute and twelve doctors over allegedly “incompetent” breast augmentation surgery have won court approval to expand their case to allege misleading and deceptive conduct and breaches of the consumer guarantees in the Australian Consumer Law.

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Labor wins court order for removal of ‘fake’ Greens election signs
Angus Lang 2022-05-20 1:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Australian Labor Party has won an emergency court order for the removal of allegedly misleading how-to-vote signs at polling stations in the closely watched race in the Melbourne electorate of Higgins.

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Full Court shoots down Boehringer opposition to Merck Sharp & Dohme’s parasite patent
Ashurst 2022-05-19 3:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Full Federal Court has rejected German drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim’s appeal of ruling that shot down its opposition to Merck Sharp & Dohme’s patent application for an injectable anti-parasite drug for livestock.

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a2 Milk hit with another shareholder class action
Benjamin Cameron 2022-05-18 5:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

a2 Milk is facing a shareholder class action in New Zealand on behalf of investors who allegedly suffered loss when the company’s share price plummeted on the heels of a revised outlook for the 2021 financial year amid challenges in the Chinese market.

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High Court to hear Botox trade mark appeal
Appeals 2022-05-18 3:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The High Court has granted special leave to a cosmetic company to challenge a judgment finding it infringed Botox maker Allergan’s trade marks by marketing its topical creams as Botox alternatives.

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High Court asked to decide if AI can be inventor on patent
Allens 2022-05-18 1:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The High Court has been asked to wade into the debate over whether artificial intelligence can be named as an inventor on patent applications, after the Full Court overturned a landmark victory for AI pioneer Dr Stephen Thaler.

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Cotton On reaches settlement in copyright stoush with streetwear rival
By George Legal 2022-05-18 10:46 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Cotton On has settled court proceedings brought against rival surf and streetwear label Ghanda for threatening it with a copyright and trade mark infringement lawsuit.

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GetSwift, directors drop appeal of judgment on ‘PR-driven’ approach to disclosures
Alan Shearer 2022-05-16 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Logistics company GetSwift and its directors have dropped their challenge to a judgment that found the company breached its continuous disclosure obligations with its “PR-driven” approach to ASX statements.

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