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Jobs Minister Michaelia Cash to fight AWU subpoena in raids case
Article 2018-05-30 10:07 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Employment Minister Michaelia Cash vowed Thursday to challenge a subpoena ordered by the Federal Court to appear as a witness in a case over last year’s raids on the offices of the Australian Workers’ Union.

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Optus prevails in Telstra suit over ‘Empires End’ ad
Article 2018-05-30 3:21 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has lifted an injunction against an Optus ad campaign after ruling that Telstra failed to make its case that the ‘Empires End’ campaign was misleading or deceptive.

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Tractor maker Agrison named in bushfire class action
Article 2018-05-29 10:28 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Tractor company Agrison has been added as a defendant in a class action brought by victims of the 2015 bushfire near Ballarat that ripped through 4,000 hectares and destroyed 12 homes.

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Airline settles with brain surgeon over jammed pinky finger
Article 2018-05-29 2:33 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Austrian Airlines has resolved a case brought by a brain surgeon who claimed his pinky finger was permanently damaged after it was caught in a fold-out tray table during a flight.

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Actavis, AstraZeneca resolve Crestor patent battle
Allens 2018-05-28 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Generic drug giant Actavis Global has reached a settlement with AstraZeneca in a long-running patent dispute over blockbuster cholesterol medicine Crestor that wound its way to the High Court.

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Clive Palmer’s assets frozen by Queensland court
Article 2018-05-25 10:42 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Queensland Supreme Court has frozen more than $200 million in personal assets of mining tycoon and former MP Clive Palmer, in a case brought by the liquidators of failed Queensland Nickel.

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Judge tosses infringement suit over machine safety patent
Article 2018-05-25 10:06 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A technology company has won dismissal of a Federal Court case alleging its industrial machine safety system that uses laser beams to detect hazards infringed on a patent licensed to a rival.

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Ernst & Young named as defendant in third Quintis class action
Article 2018-05-25 2:53 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Troubled sandalwood oil producer Quintis has been hit with a third class action over the company’s lost contract with Nestle unit Galderma, and this time its auditor, Ernst & Young, has been named as a co-defendant.

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AMP appoints new GC to replace ousted Brian Salter
Article 2018-05-24 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

AMP’s group company secretary David Cullen has been appointed top in-house lawyer, replacing Brian Salter, who was sacked for his role in the fees-for-no-service scandal.

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Fox Symes pays up over misleading ’15 second approval’ ad
Article 2018-05-24 10:27 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Debt management firm Fox Symes will pay $37,800 in penalties for misleading advertising, including its promise that customers could secure lending approval in 15 seconds.

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