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Vendors can’t probe claims against auction house Mossgreen
Class Actions 2018-09-24 2:58 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Federal Court judge has shot down an eleventh hour bid by unpaid vendors of collapsed auction house Mossgreen for discovery to see if they have a claim against the company, including a possible class action claim.

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ACCC says court should toss Nature’s Care case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-09-14 11:59 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The consumer regulator asked a court Friday to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by Chinese vitamin giant Nature’s Care Manufacture over Australian-made product labels, saying it had been wrongly “dragged into a controversy”.

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Judge still not ready to sign off on Westpac’s $35M deal with ASIC
Financial Services 2018-09-14 11:25 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge will appoint an independent barrister to examine Westpac’s recent $35 million settlement with the corporate regulator, saying it wasn’t clear if the bank had breached responsible lending laws as alleged.

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Judge questions size of Westpac’s $35M settlement with ASIC
Exclusive 2018-09-10 1:44 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A Federal Court judge on Monday held off on approving Westpac’s $35 million settlement with the corporate watchdog over responsible lending law breaches, saying the amount seemed too high.

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Motorola says Hytera misled court, wins discovery request
Cameron Moore 2018-09-06 8:34 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Motorola Solutions says Hytera Communications misled the Federal Court about key decision makers involved in the development of radio products which it claims infringe three of its patents.

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Westpac close to settling ASIC’s responsible lending case
Financial Services 2018-09-03 9:27 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A trial set to begin Monday morning in ASIC’s landmark case against Westpac alleging the bank breached responsible lending laws was postponed amid settlement talks, which were expected to continue into the evening.

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Judge wants ‘something to happen’ in slow-moving CFMMEU whistleblower case
Brendan Docking 2018-08-31 11:09 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge on Friday bemoaned the slow progress of an unfair dismissal suit brought against the CFMMEU by two whistleblowers, telling lawyers at a hearing Friday he wanted “something to happen” in the case

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Hytera ordered to hand over source code in Motorola IP dispute
Herbert Smith Freehills 2018-08-30 9:41 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Chinese tech company Hytera Communications Corporation has been ordered to hand over source code for all radio devices at the heart of a international patent dispute with Motorola Solutions.

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Lawyers look to expand class action against Ford
Allens 2018-08-28 10:13 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Lawyers wants to expand the class action brought against the Ford Motor Company of Australia over allegedly defective Powershift transmissions, seeking court approval to increase the class size and bring new unconscionable conduct claims.

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ACCC hopes laundry cartel case will wash with Full Court
Allens 2018-08-16 11:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Full Federal Court will hear arguments next week in an appeal by the ACCC over an alleged laundry detergent cartel, the first so-called hub and spoke case brought by the competition regulator.

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