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After GetSwift, judge could not hear split trial in Revlimid patent case, court told
A proposal by Bristol-Myers Squibb-owned Celgene to split a second trial into two more hearings in a dispute over patents covering the pharmaceutical maker's top selling cancer drug Revlimid would result in wasted costs, wasted time and require a second judge, a court has been told.
Firm to remove surveys from website in On The Run class action
A judge has ordered that class action firm Adero Law take down surveys from its website allegedly aimed at collecting registration data from group members in an underpayment class action against convenience store chain On The Run.
Law firms resolve multiplicity issue in Boston Scientific pelvic mesh class actions
A Sydney law firm that brought a class action against Boston Scientific over allegedly defective pelvic mesh products has agreed to stay its case while a class action by Shine Lawyers moves ahead.
Full Court may decide critical question in superannuation class actions
The lead applicant in a Maurice Blackburn-led class action against superannuation provider Colonial First State wants the Full Court to determine whether group members still have valid claims, after a judgment from the Victoria Supreme Court shut down a similar class action last year.
Government challenges ‘incoherent’ duty of care in climate change class action appeal
The Commonwealth says a landmark ruling in a class action that found it has a duty of care to protect Australian children from the effects of global warming is "incoherent" and distorts its ability to balance competing interests.
‘A hint, a wink or a nod’: Appeals court says harassment need not be sexually explicit
An appeals court has upheld a $100,000 sexual harassment judgment against a Sanitarium-owned company for designing, displaying and distributing a poster featuring a worker alongside the words "feel great - lubricate".
Westpac wants to block Forum Finance director from leaving Australia
With $254 million at stake, Westpac wants a court order blocking the business partner of Forum Group founder Bill Papas from leaving Australia, as Papas remains in Greece while fraud allegations swirl.
Silk Sue Chrysanthou says costs in dispute over Porter brief ‘substantial’
Noting that the legal costs of a dispute over whether she could represent federal minister Christian Porter in his defamation case were "substantial", Sue Chrysanthou SC has asked to see invoices before she agrees to a lump sum bill of $550,000.
Thorn Group latest lender caught up in alleged Forum Finance fraud
Thorn Group is the latest lender ensnared in an alleged $400 million fraud by Forum Finance, with potential funds of up to $2.2 million tied up in the collapsed equipment leasing firm.
SPC appeals $1.2M judgment related to $40M Coca-Cola Amatil deal
Melbourne-based joint venture Shepparton Partners Collective has appealed a $1.2 million judgment which found it infringed software developer QAD's copyright by failing to pay a transfer fee to retain the licence after it acquired the iconic SPC Ardmona cannery in Victoria from Coca-Cola Amatil for $40 million.