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Receivers may go after Mark Elliott’s estate for adverse costs in Banksia class action
Receivers appointed in the wake of the collapse of Banksia Securities may seek costs orders against the estate of deceased funder and class action lawyer Mark Elliott, a court has heard. Meanwhile, the Victorian Bar says it has “every confidence in the judicial process” after senior counsel Norman O’Bryan yesterday abandoned his defence of misconduct allegations stemming from the case.
Further pain for AFT as court finds new Maxigesic ads misleading
AFT Pharmaceuticals has suffered another blow over its Maxigesic advertisements, with a judge finding the marketing material misled consumers by claiming to provide better, faster and more effective pain relief than paracetamol or ibuprofen.
Former financial adviser gets six years in jail for $1.86M Ponzi scheme
Former financial adviser Graeme Miller has been jailed for six years after pleading guilty to misappropriating $1.865 million in client funds in what a judge described as a "cruel and deceitful betrayal".
Sandoz wins appeal of $26.3M infringement ruling in IP battle over Lexapro
Generic drug maker Sandoz has successfully appealed a $26.3 million judgment finding it infringed a patent owned by rival H Lundbeck relating to the top-selling antidepressant Lexapro.
Not OK: Counselling app Lyf accuses smartphone maker Mintt of infringing trade mark for OK hand sign
Counselling app Lyf is suing smartphone maker Mintt for allegedly infringing on a trade mark it owns for the universal OK hand gesture, saying Mintt's logo is substantially identical to Lyf's registered mark.
Fundraiser Appco settles ‘sham’ contracting class action
Fundraising company Appco has reached a settlement to resolve a class action alleging it misclassified its army of sales people as independent contractors.
Adero to issue correction notice in On The Run class action
The law firm running an underpayments class action against petrol convenience store chain On The Run has been ordered to issue a notice correcting certain statements made on its website about the company and the class action, including that the claims in the case are worth up to $70 million.
Shareholder class actions ‘raise the bar’ for corporate behaviour, inquiry hears
Shareholder class actions protect shareholder value and promote long-term system changes, an Australian superannuation fund has told the government's latest class action inquiry.
Top silk abandons defence, expresses ‘very deep regret’ over conduct in Banksia class action
Barrister Norman O'Bryan SC has abandoned his defence of misconduct allegations stemming from the Banksia Securities class action and expressed contrition to the court for his actions.
Media companies can file evidence of another alleged murder in Roberts-Smith defamation case
Media companies that are fighting defamation proceedings over articles that accused decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith of war crimes have won court permission to amend their defence to include evidence the soldier was involved in another alleged murder.