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Confidentiality no ‘excuse’ for Apple refusing to hand over docs in patent dispute, court told
Angus Lang 2022-06-24 5:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An Australian non-practicing entity alleging Apple’s Touch ID and Face ID technology infringes its patents has accused the Silicon Valley company of refusing to comply with court orders to hand over documents.

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ABC settles defamation suit over ‘Putin’s Patriots’
ABC 2022-06-24 4:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

The ABC has settled a lawsuit by the head of Russian motorcycle club Night Wolves over an allegedly defamatory Four Corners report.

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Banksia class action solicitor suspended from roll for two years
Breaking News 2022-06-24 9:59 am By Christine Caulfield

The solicitor found to have acted as a “postbox” to hide conflicts of interest in the class action over Banksia Securities’ collapse has been suspended from the roll of practitioners in Victoria for two years, after a judge found he was presently unfit to practice.

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Law firm scolded by judge for ‘highly unsatisfactory’ social media post in Kumova trial
Barry Dean 2022-06-23 9:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has pulled up a law firm over a tweet it published about defamation proceedings brought by investor Tolga Kumova, telling a barrister during the trial Thursday to counsel his instructing solicitors about the “highly unsatisfactory” social media post.

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Law firm behind ANZ, Westpac flex commission cases to try again for contingency fees
ANZ 2022-06-23 9:18 pm By Sam Matthews

The law firm that lost the first ever application for a group costs order in class actions against ANZ and Westpac has indicated it will revive its bid, tweaking a retainer agreement with group members in hopes of winning the court’s approval this time.

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Samsung hit with $14M penalty for misleading Galaxy waterproof claims
ACCC 2022-06-23 1:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Samsung Australia has been slapped with a $14 million penalty for running ads that misrepresented that its Galaxy smartphones could be used in pool and sea water.

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Investor Tolga Kumova admits to $4.8B valuation error in defamation row
Barry Dean 2022-06-23 1:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Young Rich Lister Tolga Kumova has admitted to publishing an inaccurate tweet about the value of a mineral resource owned by a zinc producer of which he was a director, agreeing at trial in his defamation case that he was off by $4.8 billion.

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Fintech denies discriminating against ex-GC, says redundancy was genuine
Employment 2022-06-22 3:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former general counsel of UK-based transit payment provider Littlepay was dismissed because her legal support was “problematic”, the fintech claims in response to allegations she faced bullying and discrimination upon returning to work after giving birth.

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Judge wants to wait on commission, costs in $20M BSA class action settlement
Allens 2022-06-22 12:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge who will oversee an upcoming hearing for approval of a $20 million settlement in a class action against Optus contractor BSA has urged the parties to sever the funder’s commission and costs from the settlement to avoid delays in distribution to group members.

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Sparke Helmore had paralegal ‘at the helm’ of botched land sale, court told
Andre Zahra 2022-06-21 10:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law firm Sparke Helmore negligently failed to alert a NSW developer to an imminent deadline for two land sale contracts in a troubled $30 million development because a paralegal, rather than a solicitor, was “at the helm”, an appeals court has heard.

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