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In-N-Out Burger doubles down on trade mark protection with latest lawsuit 

Popular American fast food chain In-N-Out Burger is doubling down on alleged bootlegged burger branding, once again going after an Australian company for allegedly using its trade marked name and logo to turn a profit.

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Apotex sued by former managing director over unpaid bonuses, leave

A former managing director of global drug giant Apotex is suing his old employer over $226,000 in bonuses and $175,000 in leave he claims were not paid when he was made redundant in September 2019.

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Noni B owner appeals ruling ordering it to hand over docs to ACMA

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

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Clive Palmer takes fight with Queensland Nickel liquidators over $102M debt to High Court

Clive Palmer will seek special leave from the High Court to appeal a ruling from the Queensland Court of Appeal ordering him to return $102 million borrowed before the collapse of Queensland Nickel in 2016, and has demanded that the company’s liquidators return the money he paid following the ruling.

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Judge questions ‘extraordinarily large’ legal fees in $30M Westpac class action settlement

A judge has questioned the legal disbursements sought to be approved in a $30 million class action settlement against Westpac over allegedly excessive life insurance premiums, particularly the “extraordinarily large” barrister fees charged in the case.

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Snapchat looks to Aussie app developer in defence of US patent suit

Australian app developer Civi Corp must hand over documents that could help Snapchat in its defence against a US lawsuit alleging it infringed on patents for digital photograph technology, a court has ordered.

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Witness who won’t undergo quarantine can testify by video link in ex-Quintis boss’ trial

A judge has allowed a key US-based witness in ASIC’s case against former Quintis director Frank Wilson who will not submit to 14 days in hotel quarantine to give evidence by video link.

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Allianz says joint class action would eliminate competition in contingency fee rates

Consolidation of two consumer class actions against Allianz would do away with competition in a contest to lead a single case that would force a drop in the contingency fee rates of the rival law firms, the insurance giant has told a court.

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ASIC drops criminal probe into AMP over fees for no service conduct

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dropped its criminal investigation of AMP over its fees-for-no-service conduct which was aired during the banking royal commission.

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Forum Group director stuck overseas after testing positive for COVID-19, court hears

The director of the Forum Group companies accused of a $360 million fraud involving at least three major banks can’t return to Australia from Greece because he has COVID-19, his lawyer has told the Federal Court.

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