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Takata airbags class action appeals court loss to Volkswagen
Appeals 2021-08-31 3:50 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The applicant in a class action against Volkswagen over defective Takata airbags has appealed a ruling dismissing the case for failing to establish any loss or damage.

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YouTuber Jordan Shanks tries to revive truth defence in Barilaro defamation case
Appeals 2021-08-30 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

YouTube star Jordan Shanks has appealed a judgment that gutted his truth defence to defamation claims by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro, finding parliamentary privilege protected the politician in the face of a truth defence to some allegations.

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Commissioner of Patents challenges landmark ruling on artificial intelligence
Allens 2021-08-30 1:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Commissioner of Patents has appealed a landmark judgment that found artificial intelligence can be named an inventor on a patent application.

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Appeals court to decide if Murray Darling Basin Authority can limit class action liability
Agriculture 2021-08-27 11:10 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority will soon make its case directly to an appeals court that it can rely on defences limiting its liability to farmers in a class action alleging negligent oversight of the river system, a question that could have implications for other climate change cases against government agencies.

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Norton Rose Fulbright denies ‘evil intent’ as it fights to overturn ex-partner’s win
Appeals 2021-08-27 6:10 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has rejected findings of dishonesty, deceit and abuse of process in seeking to overturn a $160,000 judgment against it, saying it had no “evil intent” in litigating a long-running dispute with former partner Thomas Martin.

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Norton Rose must face damages with ‘substantial sting’, ex-partner says
Appeals 2021-08-26 7:24 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A former Norton Rose Fulbright partner locked in a six-year legal battle with the firm has urged the Full Court to allow a $160,000 damages award in his favour to be recalculated, saying it did not provide enough “sting”, amounting to just $1,500 per partner.

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‘Completely off the track’: Judge got it wrong in deep sleep therapy case, Full Court told
Anais d'Arville 2021-08-23 9:17 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge who dismissed a defamation case against HarperCollins by two psychiatrists who administered the controversial deep sleep therapy at Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s was criticised Monday for her ‘presumptuous cynicism’.

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ATO wins appeal in Crown Resorts battle over GST on high roller junkets
Appeals 2021-08-20 10:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Full Court has thrown out a victory by Crown Resorts in a $100 million dispute over GST assessments on commissions and rebates paid to tour operators that directed international VIP gamblers to two of its casinos.

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Cytec prevails again in challenge to Nalco mining patent
Allens 2021-08-19 3:34 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

US-based chemical and materials technology company Cytec Industries has won its Federal Court challenge to a mining patent application by a unit of Ecolab, with the court finding the claims in the patent lacked support and sufficient disclosure.

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Appeal dismissed in dispute over $81.8M Parklea Markets sale
Appeals 2021-08-18 9:33 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Sydney retail personality Con Constantine has lost an appeal seeking to bolster a $4.25 million judgment in his favour over the $81.8 million Parklea Markets sale in 2016.

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