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Sleeping Virgin flight attendant’s dismissal harsh and unfair, FWC says
Employment 2022-07-15 11:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

A long-serving Virgin Australia flight attendant who was found sleeping on the job was unfairly sacked given the length of her employment with the airline, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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Bayer wants to amend Xarelto patent at centre of Sandoz’s invalidity claim
Intellectual Property 2022-07-15 11:37 am By Christine Caulfield

German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, which is facing a legal bid by generic drug maker Sandoz to invalidate patents covering blood clot drug Xarelto, is seeking to amend one of the patents in dispute.

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ACCC blesses Aurizon, One Rail merger with sale of east coast assets
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-14 1:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has given the OK to Aurizon’s proposed $2.3 billion acquisition of rail haulage company One Rail, after accepting a court-enforceable undertaking from Aurizon to sell One Rail’s east coast business.

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Boston Scientific to pay $105M in class action over pelvic mesh devices
Class Actions 2022-07-13 1:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

US medical device maker Boston Scientific has agreed to pay $105 million to settle a class action on behalf of Australian women implanted with one or more of the company’s pelvic mesh or sling products.

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Judge asked by appeals court to explain damages in trade secrets spat
Employment 2022-07-13 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has returned a case to a judge it said did not give sufficient reasons for awarding damages in a case brought by flooring company Evagroup against a sales manager who left to launch a competing business.

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Clayton Utz snags technology law ace from Ashurst
Business of Law 2022-07-12 7:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Clayton Utz has picked up a new partner specialising in digital transformation from Ashurst to join the firm’s public sector practice in Canberra.

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Sacked Orix boss can’t get quick win in case for $1M in unpaid leave
Employment 2022-07-11 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

The former CEO of fleet manager Orix Australia, who escaped charges of corruption three years ago, will have to take his claims for $1 million in unpaid leave to a hearing after losing a pre-trial bid for judgment.

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Sims class action funder, lawyers stake claim to 57% of settlement
Class Actions 2022-07-08 11:32 am By Christine Caulfield

The funder and law firm running a shareholder class action against recycling company Sims Limited are seeking more than 57 per cent of a $29.5 million settlement for commission and costs, including an insurance policy to cover the risks of losing the case.

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Ex-Bellamy’s director Jan Cameron drops capital gains tax challenge
Tax 2022-07-08 12:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Jan Cameron, founder of Kathmandu and former director of baby food company Bellamy’s, has abandoned her lawsuit alleging a Caribbean Islands-based trust didn’t owe capital gains tax on the 2018 sale of 2.5 million Bellamy’s shares.

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Biggin & Scott infringed copyright by copying source code, Full Court finds
Appeals 2022-07-07 4:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate marketing platform Campaigntrack has won an appeal of a ruling in an important copyright case over its cloud-based software that accused real estate agency group Biggin & Scott of authorising reproduction of the software’s source code.

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