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Aft goes on the offensive, files lawsuit over new Maxigesic ads
AFT Pharmaceuticals has filed a lawsuit seeking to pre-empt competitor Reckitt Benckiser from pursuing a lawsuit against it over recent ads for its painkiller Maxigesic.
Unilever appeals loss over Nivea deodorant claims
Unilever is not ready to put its long-running consumer case against competitor Beiersdorf to rest, filing a challenge to a ruling that Beiersdorf did not make misleading claims about its Nivea clinical strength deodorant products.
Labor proposes ACCC post-merger reviews
A Labor government would require the ACCC to conduct post-merger reviews to test claims made at the time the transaction was approved.
Wavetrain drops bid to block Next Generation from talking about its IP
Railway technology company Wavetrain Systems has dropped its bid for a court order barring a  competitor started by its former CEO from making allegedly false claims about its patented rail safety devices to clients.
‘Misconceived’ Sanofi appeal over injector pen patent gets shot down by Full Court
The Full Court has denied a request by Sanofi that it review a judge's refusal to block Alphapharm from listing its Semglee insulin injector pen on the PBS, calling the pharmaceutical giant's appeal "misconceived".
ACCC intent on proving misuse of market power claims in Ramsay Health trial
The stakes will be high for the ACCC when the trial kicks off Monday in its case against Ramsay Health Care alleging the hospital giant misused its market power and engaged in exclusive dealing, after the competition regulator came up short in its last big misuse of market power case against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer.
ASIC takes GetSwift to court over inadequate shareholder disclosures
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has added to logistics provider GetSwift's legal woes, filing a lawsuit over the company's alleged failure to disclose material information to shareholders about contracts with clients such as Amazon and Yum! Brands.
Sims Metal hit with shareholder class action
Sims Metal is facing a shareholder class action over an earnings guidance that allegedly failed to take into account a likely fall in scrap metal prices.
Law firm can’t replace uncooperative expert in KPMG class action, judge says
A judge has denied law firm Piper Alderman's request to replace an uncooperative expert witness in a class action against KPMG over a failed takeover offer, three weeks before the matter goes to trial.
Fisher & Paykel, ResMed lay down swords in global patent dispute
New Zealand-based medical device maker Fisher & Paykel and US-based ResMed have agreed to resolve all disputes between them over patents for devices used to treat sleep apnea.