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Funder’s cut, legal fees in $64M Banksia settlement rejected on appeal
Appeals 2018-11-01 4:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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Seconded Ashurst lawyer was allowed at Qantas FWC hearing
Ashurst 2018-10-31 1:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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Alphapharm loses bid for docs in Sanofi injector pen patent dispute
Christian Dimitriadis 2018-10-30 11:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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First class action to be filed over combustible cladding
Class Actions 2018-10-30 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The first class action is expected to be filed on behalf of property owners whose buildings are covered with highly combustible polyethylene core cladding.

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Class action bigwig beats appeal of misconduct ruling
Bret Walker 2018-10-30 9:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A leading class action lawyer has defeated an attempt by the Law Society of NSW to revive professional misconduct proceedings against him.

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Generic drug cos. win trial against Wyeth over Effexor delay
Bird & Bird 2018-10-30 3:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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ACCC probes Kogan over promotion
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-10-29 11:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Online retailer Kogan.com said Monday it’s facing an investigation by the ACCC into one of its promotions.

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IP lawyers seek to intervene in software patent appeal
Appeals 2018-10-29 9:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A group representing patent and trade mark lawyers is seeking to intervene in a high-stakes appeal over computer software patents.

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VW faces class action over Takata airbags
Allens 2018-10-29 1:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Quinn Emanuel has filed a class action against Volkswagen over cars fitted with defective Takata airbags, the seventh class action filed by the firm in what’s been touted as one the largest consumer class actions in Australia.

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Appco drops appeal in ‘sham’ contracting class action
Baker McKenzie 2018-10-26 11:25 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Fundraising company Appco Group has dropped its appeal of a judge’s decision to let an $85 million wage case against it move forward as a class action.

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