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Court slams judge for ‘regrettable’ $2.8M award in Microsoft IP case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-28 7:17 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge’s decision imposing damages of over $2.8 million on a Melbourne computer retailer facing an intellectual property lawsuit by Microsoft has been slammed as “regrettable” and a judicial “failure,” in a judgment overturning the ruling.

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Explicit Snapchat pic sent to co-worker validates sacking, FWC finds
Employment 2019-02-28 3:35 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Sydney Trains was justified in its dismissal of a train guard who claimed he sent an explicit Snapchat picture of his genitalia to a colleague in an “honest mistake,” the Fair Work Commission has found.

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Maurice Blackburn loses appeal over ATO bill on Black Saturday class action payout
Appeals 2019-02-28 2:11 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Maurice Blackburn has lost a long-running fight with the Australian Taxation Office over a tax bill on two massive class action settlements secured by the firm for thousands of Black Saturday bushfire victims.

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Apartment provider drops case against Hilton over ‘Waldorf’ trade mark
Allens 2019-02-28 1:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A serviced apartments provider has discontinued its appeal of a ruling that blocked it from trade marking the phrase “Waldorf Apartment”, after Hilton Worldwide — which owns New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel – opposed the move.

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Owners of $5.8M Eureka Tower apartment win damages for 130-week fitout delay
Construction 2019-02-28 12:26 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Victorian Supreme Court has awarded a couple $145,000 in damages from a construction firm that denied them access to their brand new $5.8 million apartment and art gallery in Melbourne’s Eureka Tower for 130 weeks.

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Divestiture saves $578M Bingo, Dial-a-Dump deal from trash heap
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-28 12:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The ACCC has signed off on waste management company Bingo’s proposed $578 million acquisition of waste collection and processing service Dial-a-Dump, with the regulator saying Bingo’s proposal to divest a waste processing facility alleviated its competition concerns.

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Kelly O’Dwyer’s challenge to firefighter EBA could cause a ‘revolution’, FWC says
Chris O'Grady 2019-02-27 11:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

An appeal by federal Minister for Jobs Kelly O’Dwyer for review of a decision approving an enterprise agreement she clams unlawfully discriminates against female firefighters by restricting employees from working part time could, if successful, be revolutionary, the Fair Work Commission said Wednesday.

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Funder asks High Court to take another look at $64M Banksia settlement
Appeals 2019-02-27 11:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A litigation funder wants the High Court to review a court decision’s to approve a $64 million settlement in litigation over the failure of Banksia Securities while rejecting the funder’s commission and legal fees.

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Lundbeck earned $51.7M in settlements with generic makers over Lexapro patent
Clayton Utz 2019-02-27 10:09 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Danish pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck secured $51.7 million in settlements to end infringement litigation with three generic makers over its patent for the top-selling Lexapro, the company has revealed.

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Litigation funders slugged with cost of jurisdictional battle over AMP class actions
Class Actions 2019-02-27 9:21 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A state judge has ordered the litigation funders behind a group of federal class actions against AMP to pay the legal costs of their failed transfer applications, saying while he could not make the applicants pay, he could compel the funders to cough up the money.

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