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Surgeon sues Nine, Fairfax for defamation
Defamation 2022-10-31 5:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A top orthopaedic surgeon and former NSW Australian of the year has sued Channel Nine and Fairfax for defamation over a recent 60 Minutes episode and articles that appeared in The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald.

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Biogen, Pharmacor lay down swords in battle over MS drug patent
Intellectual Property 2022-10-31 11:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Swiss pharmaceutical company Biogen and Australian generic drug maker Pharmacor have dropped their claims against one another in a lawsuit over the patent for MS drug Tecfidera. In an October 14 order by Federal Court Justice Helen Rofe, Biogen’s infringement claims and Pharmacor’s cross-claims seeking to invalidate the lucrative patent were discontinued by consent without…

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IP firm Marquette resolves suit by lawyer allegedly fired for complaints of bullying
Intellectual Property 2022-10-31 1:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Boutique firm Marquette IP has reached a settlement with a former trade mark attorney who claimed she was sacked for making complaints of bullying by a supervisor. 

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Pitcher Partners’ $41M class action settlement gets nod
Class Actions 2022-10-28 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $41 million settlement in a shareholder class action against Pitcher Partners but has reduced the funder’s cut to $11.5 million after resolving a feud with the lead applicant over how much it should receive for taking the case to trial.

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Uber loses fight to protect advice by lawyers sought to ‘avoid being caught’
Class Actions 2022-10-28 1:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Uber has lost its challenge to a decision that found many of its email exchanges with lawyers were made in furtherance of offences at the centre of class action claims and were not protected by legal professional privilege.

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Judge in Seven’s spat with Cricket Australia takes aim at ‘vague and embarrassing’ pot-shots
Media 2022-10-28 2:06 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge hearing a contract dispute between Seven Network and Cricket Australia has knocked the sporting body’s defence, in which it argues that Seven’s pleadings are ‘vague and embarrassing’, expressing his “growing frustration” with the phrase.

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Orix settles $18M case against CEO fired after arrest on bribery charges
Employment 2022-10-28 11:23 pm By Sam Matthews

The sacked boss of Orix Australia — who escaped charges of corruption three years ago — has settled a dispute with his former employer, including a claim by the fleet management company for $18 million in damages.

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University of Sydney unfairly axed lecturer over swastika image, court finds
Employment 2022-10-28 11:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has found that the University of Sydney unlawfully terminated the employment of a political economy lecturer who was fired for conduct that included showing students a slide of a Nazi swastika superimposed on the Israeli flag.

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Meta wins access to info on ‘Sue Facebook’ tokens bankrolling crypto class action
Class Actions 2022-10-28 11:56 pm By Christine Caulfield

Digital giant Meta can access information on crypto tokens issued to fund a class action over Facebook’s ban on cryptocurrency ads, but the identities of those who have bought the tokens can be kept under wraps.

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Appearance of bias prompts ASIC push for Youpla special purpose liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-10-28 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A joint court application by ASIC and NSW Fair Trading calls for special purpose liquidators to claw back money from funeral insurer Youpla over concerns about the current liquidator’s relationship with the failed company’s former lawyer.

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