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Hong Kong tightens time limits for handing down of court judgments

28 July 2022

The Hong Kong Judiciary has issued a practice direction imposing time limits for handing down of reserved judgments in Hong Kong court proceedings.

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A lasting lega-sea: High Court rules that disappointed cruise passengers can recover in Scenic Tours class action

22 May 2020

By Mark Giuseppini

Scenic Tours: High Court finds damages for disappointment and distress for breach of contract or consumer guarantees not precluded by Civil Liability Act non-economic loss provisions

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High Court re-invents the test for patentable subject matter and finds the patent for the isolated breast cancer gene invalid

8 October 2015

By David Fixler

The High Court has handed down a significant decision finding that patent claims for isolated gene sequences, indicative of a predisposition to breast cancer, are not patentable subject matter.

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High Court grants Application for Special Leave to Appeal in Myriad Genetics

13 February 2015

By Suzy Madar

The High Court has granted Cancer Voices’ application for special leave to appeal a Full Federal Court finding that Myriad’s patent relating to the BRCA1 gene is patentable.

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High Court bundles up TPG with a $2 million penalty for misleading advertising

20 December 2013

By Emma Bathurst

The High Court’s reasons for judgment in ACCC v TPG Pty Ltd [2013] HCA 54 serves as a warning to advertisers that campaigns designed to emphasise the most attractive component of an offer must be carefully designed so not to have the tendency to mislead and deceive consumers. The lesson for advertisers is to ensure that the dominant or headline message of any commercial incorporates the key terms of the offer.

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