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AIG settles case against ex-Kaboko Mining directors after D&O policy exclusion spat
AIG 2020-10-20 1:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

AIG has settled a lawsuit brought by Kaboko Mining against several former directors alleging they failed to exploit commercial opportunities, after the insurer failed to convince an appeals court that an insolvency exclusion in the company’s D&O policy should exempt it from covering the claims.

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Daily Mail ‘set up’ sports journalist Erin Molan and sparked public firestorm, court hears
Clayton Utz 2020-10-16 12:42 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Daily Mail’s concerted campaign against Erin Molan was a set-up that damaged her reputation and sparked a public “firestorm” against the Nine sports reporter, the Federal Court has heard.

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Daily Mail says Erin Molan has history of ‘objectively racist’ conduct
Clayton Utz 2020-10-14 12:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Daily Mail has fired back at a defamation lawsuit by sports broadcaster Erin Molan alleging its coverage of a remark she made during Nine’s Continuous Call radio program implied she was a racist, telling the court that Molan has a history of “objectively racist” conduct on air. 

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Arrow drops opposition to Novartis patent for MS drug, despite win before IP Australia
Appeals 2020-10-12 2:35 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Federal Court has upheld Novartis’ appeal of a ruling revoking its patent for an oral form of multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya, after Australian generic drug maker Arrow Pharmaceuticals dropped its opposition to the patent despite prevailing before IP Australia.

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‘The Ben Hur of cartel class actions’: Rate-rigging case comes under attack
Allen & Overy 2020-10-08 6:37 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Five investment banks facing a class action for their alleged rigging of foreign exchange rates have slammed the “unclear” and “incredibly vague” case, saying it contains “literally trillions” of possible variations of the cartel agreement allegedly entered into.

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iSelect to pay $8.5M for misleading consumers about energy plans
ACCC 2020-10-08 3:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A court has ordered comparison website iSelect to pay $8.5 million in penalties for making misleading representations through its online electricity comparison service and pushing plans to consumers that were not necessarily best suited for them.

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Erin Molan says Daily Mail defamed her with story on ‘hooka looka mooka’ remark
Article 2020-09-25 6:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Sports presenter Erin Molan has fired off a defamation lawsuit over the Daily Mail’s coverage of a remark she made during Nine’s Continuous Call radio program which she claims implied she was a racist who deliberately mocked the names of Pacific Islanders on air.

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‘Strained and fanciful’: Court tosses Telstra suit over Optus’ ‘more than ever before’ ads
Andrew Barraclough 2020-09-25 1:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Telstra has suffered a defeat in its lawsuit accusing competitor Singtel Optus of violating consumer laws with ads claiming it is “covering more of Australia than ever before”, with a judge calling Telstra’s allegations that the ads implied a comparison with other telcos “strained and fanciful”.

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COVID-19 concerns put ASIC’s Rio Tinto trial at risk
Allen & Overy 2020-09-08 12:20 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A seven-week trial in ASIC’s misleading conduct case against Rio Tinto may have to be postponed after two executives of the mining giant raised concerns that COVID-19 could impact their ability to appear as defendants in the case.

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Virgin ordered to fly engines to US, as creditors sign off on $3.5B sale to Bain
Christopher Ward 2020-09-04 7:44 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

Virgin Australia has been ordered to return four jet engines to the United States, after a court found the embattled airline and its administrators failed to properly hand over the engines and other equipment to their owners.

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