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ABC demands details from Michelle Guthrie before mediation in unfair sacking case
Employment 2019-02-05 9:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ABC has called for a “clearer articulation” of former managing director Michelle Guthrie’s unfair sacking claims against the broadcaster ahead of court-ordered mediation.

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Aerocare loses appeal of split shifts ruling
Employment 2019-01-25 4:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

Aviation services company Aerocare has lost its appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that shot down an enterprise agreement forcing employees to work split shifts.

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Deep Investments’ case over $10M in share trading losses shut down
Financial Services 2019-01-22 1:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

An appeals court has shut down a case brought by investment adviser Deep Investments against a solicitor and six others over $10 million in alleged share trading losses, saying the proceedings were an abuse of process.

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Full Court puts injector pen patent appeal on fast track
Intellectual Property 2019-01-17 2:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court has expedited an appeal filed Christmas Eve by Sanofi-Aventis of a ruling that denied its bid to block Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme.

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Toxic foam class action not time-barred, court hears
Class Actions 2019-01-10 10:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The applicants in a class action over exposure to allegedly toxic foam used on a government military base have struck back at the Commonwealth of Australia’s argument that their claims were filed too late.

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Sandoz appeals loss in 15-year battle over Lexapro patent
Intellectual Property 2019-01-10 11:26 am By Christine Caulfield

Generic drug maker Sandoz is challenging a ruling that it infringed a patent behind Lundbeck’s blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro, reviving a 15-year fight over the lucrative intellectual property.

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Sanofi takes another stab at injunction in injector pen patent case
Intellectual Property 2019-01-04 9:08 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi has appealed a judge’s ruling denying its bid to block Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the Pharmaceutical Benefit Scheme.

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IOOF says APRA should be able to state its case after 3-year probe
Financial Services 2018-12-20 3:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

A barrister for two units of embattled wealth manager IOOF and three senior company executives facing claims by APRA have criticised the regulator for filing a broad concise statement and no statement of claim after a three-year investigation.

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NSW Ports pans ACCC for ‘vague’ competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-20 2:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

NSW Ports has criticised the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for expecting the company to file a defence to the regulator’s allegations of anti-competitive conduct from a concise statement it panned as “vague”.

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Court approves $6.7M settlement in MacMahon class action
Class Actions 2018-12-12 4:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has signed off on a $6.7 million settlement in a shareholder class action against mining firm MacMahon Holdings that will see group members get $2.4 million, or 35 per cent, of the total sum.

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