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Sarah Hanson-Young slams Leyonhjelm truth defence as fabrication
Defamation 2018-10-18 8:56 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has accused Senator David Leyonhjelm of using parliamentary privilege and fabricated remarks to shut down a defamation case she lodged in August.

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Dick Smith liquidators accuse class action firms of spamming group members
Allens 2018-10-18 8:09 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Liquidators for Dick Smith don’t want potential group members in two class actions against the failed retailer to learn about a new registration deadline by email, saying it would amount to spam and harassment.

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Arrium creditors can get docs for potential litigation over $4B collapse
Article 2018-10-17 11:25 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Creditors of the failed Arrium Group have won access to documents handed over by third parties to the company’s administrators for possible civil proceedings against the steel producer, which collapsed owing $2.3 billion.

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Judge open to stay Westpac class action pending common fund appeal
Allens 2018-10-17 10:20 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A federal judge has lit a fire under the law firm leading the Westpac life insurance class action, saying if it wanted to apply for a stay while the bank appeals his common fund order, it should do so “immediately”.

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Hytera doesn’t get ‘within cooee’ of proving it has state secrets: Motorola
Cameron Moore 2018-10-17 9:30 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Motorola has slammed an attempt by Hytera Communications to limit discovery in a long-running patent dispute between the companies, saying documents withheld by the Shenzen-based radio manufacturer come nowhere close to being state secrets protected under Chinese law.

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Manic Panic founders defeat opposition to ‘Tish’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2018-10-17 5:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The punk icons behind the vibrant hair dye Manic Panic have defeated an opposition to their bid to register the trade mark “Tish” for hair care products in Australia.

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Ex-credit union CEO charged over board vote-rigging probe
Financial Services 2018-10-17 3:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The former CEO of a Victoria-based credit union has been hit with a criminal charge in relation to an ASIC probe into voting irregularities during a 2015 election for two company board seats.

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Federal Court to weigh in on genome editing patent
Ashurst 2018-10-17 3:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A South Korean biotech company has filed an appeal with the Federal Court after an Ashurst partner succeeded in opposing the company’s proposed patent for a genome editing technology.

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Optus agrees to pay $10M for misleading customers over phone bills
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-17 1:43 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Optus has agreed to fork over $10 million in penalties after admitting it billed customers for premium phone services they didn’t sign up for, the consumer watchdog said Wednesday.

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Goodman Fielder fights bid to have pasta trade marks deregistered
Clayton Utz 2018-10-16 11:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has shot back against claims by rival Conga Foods that six of its trade marks for pasta products should be deregistered for non-use.

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