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CIMIC slugged with costs after class action trial vacated
Class Actions 2019-03-07 4:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

Global engineering firm CIMIC Group has been hit with costs after a last-minute subpoena of three new potential witnesses caused the three-week trial that was due to commence later this month to be vacated.

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Mach Energy faces $20M lawsuit by ex-managing director
Employment 2019-03-07 4:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

Mining firm Mach Energy is facing legal action from its former managing director over $20 million in shares allegedly owed under an equity incentive scheme.

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Judge got the maths wrong in awarding $5.6M for accounting error, Pitcher Partner says
Appeals 2019-03-07 1:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who hit Pitcher Partners with a $5.6 million damages ruling over an accounting error concealed from corporate client Neville’s Bus Service was wrong to hold that the transport operator’s losses flowing from the error were real, the firm has argued.

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Rugby player benched over sex assault charges sues league
Employment 2019-03-06 10:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A rugby player has sued the Australian Rugby League Commission after he was barred from playing while he faces sex assault charges.

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WorleyParsons class action trial delayed in 11th hour judge swap
Trials 2019-03-06 7:46 pm By Miklos Bolza

The trial in a much anticipated shareholder class action against engineering firm WorleyParsons scheduled to commence this week has hit a roadblock, with a last minute change in the judge that will hear the matter.

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United Petroleum loses $2M award over compulsory land acquisition
Construction 2019-03-06 5:38 pm By Miklos Bolza

An appeals court has overturned a ruling awarding $2 million in compensation to United Petroleum after the state government compulsorily acquired land on which the petrol retailer operated a service station and restaurant.

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Mylan wants injunctions against Sun Pharma, Cipla over generic cholesterol drug
Intellectual Property 2019-03-06 3:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mylan has renewed calls for a temporary injunction against Sun Pharma pending an appeal of a ruling invalidating its patents for Lipidil, and has sued a second generic drug maker, Cipla, over the cholesterol-lowering medication.

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AFT agrees to temporary injunction over new Maxigesic ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-05 8:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

AFT Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a court order temporarily restraining it from distributing point of sale material containing updated claims that its painkiller Maxigesic is more effective than other over-the-counter medications.

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High profile barrister steps aside in Gayle defamation appeal
Defamation 2019-03-05 7:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Leading defamation barrister Bruce McClintock, SC, has stepped down from representing cricketer Chris Gayle as an appeal by three media organisations against a $326,000 payout gets locked in for a June hearing.

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Building cop gets lumped with more costs for ‘Cup of Tea’ case against CFMMEU
Employment 2019-03-05 2:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Building and Construction Commission has been served another costs order after losing a case it brought against a pair of CFMMEU officials who visited a construction site at Melbourne Airport to have a cup of tea with a worker.

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