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Spat over ‘secret’ side deal in class action tossed on appeal
Chief Justice James Allsop 2018-06-18 10:13 pm By Miklos Bolza

A legal stoush over a “secret” side agreement between the lead applicant in a shareholder class action and a litigation funder has been shut down, with the Full Federal Court on Monday dismissing an appeal by the applicant.

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Apple to pay $9M in ACCC case over iPhone repairs
Clayton Utz 2018-06-18 9:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Apple will pay $9 million to resolve a case by the ACCC alleging the US tech giant’s repair policies were in breach of the Australian Consumer Law, according to a court order Monday.

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Judge rejects ‘flimsy’ appeal bid in software IP case
Intellectual Property 2018-06-14 10:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge on Thursday dismissed a “flimsy” application by IT firm EIFY to launch an appeal out of time in a software copyright dispute with 3D Safety Services.

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Unlockd goes into voluntary administration, blames Google
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-06-12 9:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Advertising technology company Unlockd has gone into voluntary administration, blaming Google’s threats to remove the startup’s apps from its marketplace for its fall.

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Apple settles ACCC case over iPhone repairs on eve of trial
Article 2018-06-12 12:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Apple has reached an in-principle settlement with the consumer watchdog in an enforcement action over the tech giant’s repair policies, a judge was told Tuesday.

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Laser patent fight goes another round with appeal
DLA Piper 2018-06-12 10:33 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Triclops Technologies has filed an appeal less than one month after the Federal Court dismissed its case alleging a rival infringed its patent for an industrial machine safety system that uses laser fields to detect hazards, but found the patent was valid.

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GetSwift judge won’t be slowed by class action appeal
Class Actions 2018-06-08 10:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

The judge who stayed two of three competing class actions against logistics software company GetSwift wants to square away a common fund order in the winning case before an appeal of his ruling is heard, over the protests of the appealing law firms.

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Google, Unlockd will head to trial in Australia first
Article 2018-06-08 10:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Australia will be the battleground for the first trial in an abuse-of-dominance case against Google by digital advertising startup Unlockd, and expert competition judge John Middleton will be eagerly presiding.

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LiveTiles CEO’s company must pay brother’s legal bill
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-06-08 4:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has ordered legal tech entrepreneur Karl Redenbach’s company to foot the legal bill of his brother and nSynergy co-founder, Keith Redenbach, after a court gave the green light to a derivative suit alleging Karl diverted tens of millions of dollars in nSynergy’s assets, including software company LiveTiles.

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Uber patent invalidates Precision GPS tech, Domino’s says
Allens 2018-06-07 9:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two GPS tracking patents at the heart of a David vs. Goliath battle between Domino’s and a Sydney-based startup were foreshadowed by a patent owned by Uber, the pizza chain giant told a court Friday.

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