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Lundbeck wins appeal in decade-long IP battle with Sandoz over Lexapro
Pharmaceuticals giant Lundbeck has succeeded in overturning IP Australia’s decision granting Novartis unit Sandoz a licence to sell a generic version of top-selling antidepressant Lexapro.
Medtronic penalised $22M over sale of bone graft kits without regulatory OK
Medical device supplier Medtronic has been socked with a $22 million penalty after it supplied non-compliant bone graft kits to hospitals, in what is the largest penalty under the Therapeutics Good Act.
CIMIC loses appeal against insurers over coverage for Iraq bribery cases
Insurers have won a challenge to a declaration that engineering firm CIMIC could make claims under policies for costs arising from corruption cases, including a $32 million class action settlement.
Junior doctors reach $31.5M settlement in overtime class action
A landmark $31.5 million settlement has been reached in a class action by junior doctors accusing the ACT government and North Canberra Hospital of failing to pay overtime.
Former Berndale Capital director pleads guilty over misuse of funds
A former director of collapsed Melbourne derivatives broker Berndale Capital Securities has pleaded guilty to offences connected to his misuse of company funds.
Mastercard takes swipe at use of Reserve Bank statistics in ACCC’s case
Mastercard is fighting an evidentiary win for the competition watchdog in a case alleging the payments giant misused its market power in deals with major retailers.
Hogan Lovells to shut up shop in Australia
Positioning the move as part of an "ambitious vision and strategy", global law firm Hogan Lovells has announced it will close its Australian office.
Families of Hunter Valley bus victims file class action against Transport for NSW
The families of victims of a Hunter Valley, NSW bus accident have brought a class action following a court's sentencing of the driver responsible for the fatal crash in June last year.
Boral class action trial paused as appeal flagged over questioning of ex-CEO
Trial in a shareholder class action against Boral has been halted amid an appeal over a decision to allow questioning of former CEO Michael Kane about an email that mentioned a confidential EY report.
‘A person of the utmost integrity’: Profession pays tribute to Justice Malcolm Blue
The legal profession has paid tribute to former South Australia Supreme Court Justice Malcolm Blue, who died in a tractor accident on a farm south of Adelaide over the weekend.