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‘Isn’t that what you’re here for?’: ‘Underbelly’ actor accused of sexual harassment on set of TV series
Employment 2019-10-01 12:52 pm By Amelia Birnie

An Australian actor best known for his role on true crime drama series Underbelly is being sued for sexual harassment after he allegedly grabbed an extra on the set of Bikie Wars and forced his tongue into her mouth without consent.

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IOOF expects to appeal $80M plantation judgment after losing bid to lay blame on law firm
Financial Services 2019-09-30 10:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

IOOF says it expects to challenge a $80.6 million judgment against subsidiary Australian Executor Trustees over the sale of a timber plantation by the collapsed Gunns Group that left its law firm, Sparke Helmore, off the hook despite a finding that the firm’s advice “fell short”.

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Concerns ‘poorer’ patients in vaginal mesh class action less likely to be notified of rights
Class Actions 2019-09-30 9:44 pm By Amelia Birnie

The judge overseeing the Ethicon pelvic mesh class action has flagged serious public policy concerns stemming from class identification problems, amid fears that “poorer” patients in the public health system would be less likely to be notified of their rights compared to those in the private system.

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Jailed former E&Y exec loses challenge to restraining orders on $150M in assets
White Collar 2019-09-30 8:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Ernst & Young principal jailed for at least nine years for his role in a $135 million tax fraud has lost a challenge to two NSW Supreme Court orders barring access to $150 million worth of assets.

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Union wants to intervene in university’s appeal over sacking of climate skeptic Peter Ridd
Employment 2019-09-30 2:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

The National Tertiary Education Union has asked a court for permission to intervene in support of sacked physics professor and climate skeptic Peter Ridd as he fights James Cook University’s appeal of a $1.2 million judgment against it.

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Juno, Millennium settle patent dispute over cancer drug Velcade
Intellectual Property 2019-09-30 11:56 am By Miklos Bolza

Generic drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals and US-based Millennium Pharmaceuticals have reached an in-principle settlement in their trans-Pacific dispute over two patents covering breakthrough anti-cancer medication Velcade.

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Seiko wins general injunction against Calidad in ink cartridge patent case
Intellectual Property 2019-09-27 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Imposing an injunction in general form against a patent infringer is not an undue burden in and of itself, the Full Federal Court has ruled in siding with printer giant Seiko Epson in its ongoing intellectual property fight with cartridge reseller Calidad.

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Lawyers can advance potential new class action against Scenic Tours over disrupted European cruises
Class Actions 2019-09-27 8:20 pm By Amelia Birnie

Lawyers pursuing a class action against Scenic Tours on behalf of passengers whose European cruises were interrupted by severe flooding have been granted preliminary discovery as they weigh a second multi-million dollar class action against the company over cancellations caused by last year’s severe drought conditions.

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‘State of warfare’: Ashurst partner in legal deadlock with ex-judge neighbour in long-running Point Piper dispute
Corporate 2019-09-27 8:02 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has urged a partner at Big Six firm Ashurst not to “keep a fight going just because you can’t let it go”, after the lawyer tried to challenge a court ruling over a long-running building dispute with his neighbour, a former Family Court judge, in the exclusive Sydney suburb of Point Piper.

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United Petroleum faces court accused of evading Fair Work investigators
Employment 2019-09-27 2:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

United Petroleum has been hit with legal action by the Fair Work Ombudsman, which accuses the petrol retailer of failing to produce records as part of an investigation of workplace breaches.

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