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ANZ ordered to hand over documents in long-running pregnancy discrimination case
ANZ 2022-05-25 7:21 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A former ANZ employee has won her bid to discover a range of documents in her long-running dispute with the bank over alleged discrimination related to her pregnancies with her first two children.

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Special leave refused in dispute over $81.8M Parklea Markets sale
Appeals 2022-05-20 3:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The High Court has refused Sydney retail personality Con Constantine’s bid to challenge a $4.25 million judgment in his favour over the $81.8 million Parklea Markets sale in 2016.

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Quintis class action settlement takes hit as insurers win appeal
Agriculture 2022-05-19 4:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Two insurers have won an appeal that blocks group members in a class action against sandalwood producer Quintis from receiving a further $11.25 million after a settlement was reached almost two years ago. 

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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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Viagogo loses appeal of $7M penalty for duping consumers
ACCC 2022-05-18 2:03 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Viagogo has lost a bid to overturn a $7 million penalty handed down after a judge found the ticket reseller misled customers on an “industrial scale”.

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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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Court overturns Peter Dutton’s win in defamation case over ‘rape apologist’ tweet
Appeals 2022-05-17 11:17 am By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has set aside a judgment awarding federal minister Peter Dutton $35,000 in his defamation case over a tweet by a refugee activist labelling him a “rape apologist”.

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Noni B owner must fork over docs over potential Spam Act violations
ACMA 2022-05-16 3:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Mosaic Brands has lost its appeal of a ruling ordering it to comply with a request for documents from the Australian Communications and Media Authority over alleged violations of the Spam Act. 

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Ben Roberts-Smith can’t cross examine wife over confidential emails
Appeals 2022-05-16 2:51 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Ben Roberts-Smith, who is suing Fairfax for defamation, has lost an appeal of a judge’s decision refusing cross-examination of his ex-wife over allegations she accessed his private emails.

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Full Court tosses James Ashby’s appeal over $4.5M legal bill
Appeals 2022-05-12 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

One Nation chief-of-staff James Ashby has failed to revive his lawsuit alleging the federal government breached the Fair Work Act by not paying his $4.5 million legal bill stemming from a dropped sexual harassment case against former House speaker Peter Slipper.

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