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ACCC calls for $35M fine against Empower Institute
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-01-29 3:46 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a $35 million penalty against Empower Institute after the court found the vocational trainer engaged in unconscionable conduct by "duping" customers into enrolling in courses they could not afford.
Court suppresses Ben Roberts-Smith accuser’s identity
Defamation 2019-01-29 11:37 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A key prospective witness in the Ben-Roberts Smith defamation proceedings can continue to have her identity suppressed, after a judge found there was "sufficient risk" to her safety if it was revealed.
FWO launches first underpayment case under new onus of proof laws
Employment 2019-01-25 9:53 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Fair Work Ombudsman is suing a sushi operator in a case which will, for the first time, utilise laws that put the onus of proof on employers to disprove underpayment allegations.
Juno Pharmaceuticals settles trade mark dispute with Juno Therapeutics
Biopharmalex 2019-01-25 3:42 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Juno Pharmaceuticals has resolved its appeal of an IP Australia ruling that allowed Seattle-based Juno Therapeutics to extend protection of its namesake trade mark into Australia.
One in five audits lack basis for giving financial reports the all-clear, ASIC finds
Financial Services 2019-01-24 9:50 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has called for the big accounting firms to focus on "culture and talent" after a new report found one in five audits had no reasonable basis for clearing company financial reports of material misstatements.
Teva sues Pharmacor over Parkinson’s drug patent
Allens 2019-01-24 9:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne
Teva has taken generic drug maker Pharmacor to court for allegedly threatening to infringe its patent for a Parkinson's drug.
Jones Day snags patent ace from Ashurst
Ashurst 2019-01-24 8:14 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
International law firm Jones Day has expanded its intellectual property team in Sydney, hiring experienced patent litigator Andrew Rankine from Ashurst as its second local partner.
Domino’s franchisee settles $6.1M case alleging false promises about pizza sales
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-01-24 3:21 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A franchisee's $6.1 million case against Domino's Pizza accusing the fast food chain of misleading him about the sales he could expect from his two Surfers Paradise stores has been resolved out of court.
Ford to face unconscionable conduct claim at marathon PowerShift trial
Allens 2019-01-24 3:16 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Car giant Ford will face a claim of unconsionable conduct in a trial of a class action over its defective PowerShift transmission that is now scheduled to run twice as long as originally thought, but claims on behalf of second-hand Ford vehicle owners are out.
Judge rules cattle gene patent can be amended, tosses ‘bizarre’ challenge
Agriculture 2019-01-23 9:26 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne
US company Branhaven has won leave to amend its cow genome patent after a judge dismissed opposition by industry bodies Meat & Livestock Australia and Dairy Australia as "flimsy" and "bizarre".