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Ex-MP Emma Husar reaches settlement in defamation case against Buzzfeed
Bruce McClintock 2019-07-29 11:08 am By Amelia Birnie Sydney

Former Labor MP Emma Husar has settled her defamation case against online media outlet Buzzfeed, following eight months of litigation over an article the ex-politician claimed implied she was a slut and accused her of sexual harassment and bullying.

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Grocon appeals $13.9M ruling in Brisbane CBD lease dispute
Justice Mark Moshinsky 2019-07-29 10:16 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Federal Court has given the Victorian arm of Grocon Constructors more time to comply with a $13.9 million judgment in an ongoing lease dispute over a Brisbane office tower, after the construction company promised to file its appeal of the ruling “with diligence and expedition”.

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Forge reaches multimillion dollar settlement in shareholder class action
Class Actions 2019-07-25 1:24 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Collapsed engineering and construction company Forge Group has agreed to settle a shareholder class action over alleged continuous disclosure breaches, which will see the funder pocket about $7.5 million.

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Cipla, Mylan settle lawsuit over ‘deceptive’ fenofibrate packaging
Healthcare 2019-07-25 12:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Mylan and Cipla have reached a speedy resolution of a consumer lawsuit accusing Cipla of copying the get-up of Mylan’s blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipidil.

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$43.2M lease demand slashed after judge finds Dexus unreasonable
Justice Mark Moshinsky 2019-07-23 1:30 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

A judge overseeing a lease dispute in relation to a Brisbane CBD office tower has slashed a $43.2 million statutory demand against construction company Grocon by more than two thirds, finding property management firm Dexus was unreasonable to demand payment just two business days after issuing its invoices.

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ASIC takes shipbuilder Austal to court over legal privilege claims amid probe
ASIC 2019-07-22 10:25 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Defence shipbuilder Austal faces legal action by the corporate regulator challenging claims of privilege over documents sought as part of a probe into disclosures linked to cost overruns on the company’s $4 billion US Navy ship-building program.

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Mylan fires another shot at Cipla in generic Lipidil battle
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-07-22 9:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Mylan has launched a lawsuit against Cipla for allegedly copying the get-up of its blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipidil, after losing a bid to block Cipla and Sun Pharma from selling generic versions of the drug while it appeals a ruling invalidating several claims of its patents.

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More than a ‘scintilla of inventiveness’: Motorola defends source code as Hytera trial kicks off
Cameron Moore 2019-07-22 8:01 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

Patents at the centre of a high stakes IP dispute between tech giants Motorola and Hytera have significantly more than the necessary “scintilla of inventiveness” to be deemed valid, Motorola said on the first day of a month-long trial.

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Ex-MP Emma Husar ‘very close’ to settling defamation case against Buzzfeed
Bruce McClintock 2019-07-19 3:22 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

Lawyers for media outlet Buzzfeed say they are “very close” to settling a defamation case brought by former Labor MP Emma Husar, over an article that accused her of sexual harassment and exposing herself in a manner made famous by Sharon Stone in the movie Basic Instinct.

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Liquidator admits ‘significant deficiencies’ and agrees to 10-year ban
David McLure 2019-07-17 10:07 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Veritas Advisory liquidator David Iannuzzi has admitted to “quite significant deficiencies” in his conduct as a liquidator and agreed to a 10-year ban from serving as an insolvency practitioner.

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