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Peter Dutton’s defamation suit over ‘rape apologist’ tweet ripe for settlement, judge says
Federal politician Peter Dutton has been ordered into mediation in his defamation case against a refugee activist over a tweet calling the defence minister a "rape apologist", with a judge saying the case could be settled without a trial.
Ben Roberts-Smith feared media would ‘intercept’ phone calls, court told
Ben Roberts-Smith used burner phones to call SAS colleagues after growing fearful that members of the media were listening into his phone calls after a series of articles were published in 2018 that accused him of war crimes and domestic violence, a court has heard.
Court throws out ‘absurd’ ruling on patent term extensions
A judge has overturned a ruling from the Australian Patent Office that shortened the amount of time available to companies under patent term extensions, saying a "liberal rather than literal" reading was needed to achieve the extension regime's goals of compensating holders of drug patents for the lengthy time required to obtain regulatory approval to market their drugs.
Nine hit with defamation lawsuit over 60 Minutes branch stacking report
Former Victoria Labor politician Adem Somyurek has hit Nine with a defamation lawsuit over a 60 Minutes segment and two articles that appeared in The Age that accused him of corruption and branch stacking and branded him the 'factional kingpin' of the Australian Labor Party.
Biogen sues to fend off generic competition to MS drug Tecfidera
Switzerland-based Biogen has sued generic drug maker MSN Laboratories for allegedly threatening to infringe the patent for its top-selling oral MS drug Tecfidera.
Tatts takes ATO to court over deduction for $120M lotto licence
Tabcorp-owned Tatts Group has appealed a finding from the Commissioner of Taxation that it cannot deduct a $120 million lotto licence from it assessable income for the 2017 financial year.
Secure Logic faces potential criminal prosecution for employee spying
Cyber security company Secure Logic Group has won an injunction barring two former executives from using confidential information, but the victory is a Pyrrhic one for the firm, whose covert surveillance of one of the executives could lead to criminal charges.
Ex-Kleenmaid director wins retrial on charges relating to $13M Westpac fraud
An appeals court has set aside the fraud and insolvent trading conviction of Andrew Young, founder of defunct whitegoods distributor Kleenmaid, and ordered a retrial after finding a jury should have determined whether he was mentally fit to stand trial.
Roberts-Smith hired private investigator to check ex-partner had abortion, court hears
Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has told a court that he hired a private investigator to find out whether a woman who has accused him of domestic violence had an abortion and to obtain the home addresses of six SAS soldiers set to give evidence in his defamation trial.
King & Wood Mallesons’ Luke Hawthorne on why patent law is so cool
King & Wood Mallesons senior associate Luke Hawthorne lives to roll up his sleeves and delve into the "weird and wonderful" technologies behind the patent cases he works on.