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Second judge steps down ahead of Queensland Nickel trial
Billionaire Clive Palmer has succeeded in knocking a second judge off a case brought against him by the liquidators of failed Queensland Nickel, after arguing that a previous ruling disqualified him.
Vittoria wins challenge to another Mondelez coffee machine patent
Australian coffee maker Vittoria Food & Beverage has won another challenge to a patent for a coffee pod system filed by a unit of Mondelez International.
UGL knew LNG project was behind schedule by April, class action says
UGL knew by April 2014 that there were delays with the Ichthys LNG project, but failed to make required disclosures to shareholders, according to an amended pleading in a shareholder class action against the engineering company.
Funder’s cut, legal fees in $64M Banksia settlement rejected on appeal
An appeals court has rejected the funder's commission and legal fees stemming from a $64 million settlement in litigation over the failure of Banksia Securities, but granted approval to the settlement.
Seconded Ashurst lawyer was allowed at Qantas FWC hearing
The presence of a seconded Ashurst lawyer at a Fair Work Commission hearing in an unfair dismissal case against Qantas did not violate an order denying the airline's request to hire the firm to represent it in the case, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Alphapharm loses bid for docs in Sanofi injector pen patent dispute
Generic drug maker Alphapharm has lost another bid for documents from Sanofi-Aventis in advance of a hearing on Sanofi's interlocutory application seeking to block the generic drug maker from listing its injector pen on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
First class action to be filed over combustible cladding
The first class action is expected to be filed on behalf of property owners whose buildings are covered with highly combustible polyethylene core cladding.
Class action bigwig beats appeal of misconduct ruling
A leading class action lawyer has defeated an attempt by the Law Society of NSW to revive professional misconduct proceedings against him.
Generic drug cos. win trial against Wyeth over Effexor delay
Wyeth must pay a group of generic drug companies for the harm they suffered after the drug maker won interlocutory injunctions blocking their plans to market an extended release generic version of anti-depressant Effexor, in a ruling likely to have a chilling effect on interlocutory injunction grants in pharmaceutical patent cases.
ACCC probes Kogan over promotion
Online retailer Kogan.com said Monday it's facing an investigation by the ACCC into one of its promotions.