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Law firm heads sing praises of ‘compassionate’ new High Court judge
High Court 2022-09-30 3:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

For many in the legal profession the choice of Justice Jayne Jagot to replace the outgoing Justice Patrick Keane on the High Court, heralding a new era of judicial diversity on the top bench, was hardly a surprise.

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Full Court upholds validity of Pfizer’s Dynastat patent
Intellectual Property 2022-09-30 4:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has thrown out competing appeals of a decision finding Pfizer’s patent for its post-operative injectable painkiller Dynastat is valid and that Australian drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals infringed the patent by selling generic versions of the drug in Australia.

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Justice Jayne Jagot picked for High Court in historic appointment
High Court 2022-09-29 10:47 am By Cindy Cameronne

Federal Court Justice Jayne Jagot has been appointed as the seventh ever female Justice of the High Court, marking the first time in Australia’s history that a majority of judges on Australia’s top court are women.  

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‘I have no faith in your time records’: Class action firm ticks off judge
Class Actions 2022-09-29 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge who slashed the fees of a law firm that reached a $1.55 million settlement in two class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s has expressed her “annoyance” at the firm’s attempt to tender time records to justify the bill.

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Santos appeals ruling pausing $4.7B offshore drilling project
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-28 11:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Santos has filed an appeal after Tiwi Islanders won a Federal Court challenge to a $4.7 billion Barossa offshore gas project, with a judge finding they were not properly consulted about the project, which they say would harm their culture and way of life.

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Pelvic mesh class action halted after Astora files for bankruptcy in US
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-09-28 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has paused a class action on behalf of 6,000 women allegedly injured by defective pelvic mesh devices pending determination of an application by Astora Health for a stay of the proceedings following its bankruptcy filing.

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Like ‘dousing one’s house in kerosene’: Owners rebuff no-damage claim in cladding class action
Insurance 2022-09-27 11:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Property owners are fighting arguments that claims in a class action over allegedly combustible cladding do not fall under a $190 million insurance policy’s definition of property damage, saying installing the cladding was like “dousing one’s house in kerosene”.

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Employers to face new duty to prevent sexual harassment
Employment 2022-09-27 1:09 am By Cindy Cameronne

The Albanese government has introduced legislation that would require employers to proactively take steps to prevent sexual discrimination, harassment and victimisation in the workplace.

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Judge nudges AMP to seek dismissal of class action claims
Class Actions 2022-09-26 3:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has suggested that financial services giant AMP bring an application for summary dismissal of part of a class action over allegedly excessive insurance premiums, questioning the basis for the claims.

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Corelogic wins bid to nix copyright infringement case over data scraping
Intellectual Property 2022-09-26 4:49 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has struck out claims accusing Corelogic of unauthorised scraping of confidential information from building information provider BCI Media’s copyright-protected leads platform, finding the case was “defective and deficient in many respects”.

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