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Victoria drops out of combustible cladding class actions
The state of Victoria has opted out of two class actions over allegedly combustible cladding, after agreeing to join as a group member last year.
ASIC ban of RI Advice financial planner accused of double charging clients sticks
A tribunal has rejected a bid for review of ASIC's decision to permanently ban an RI Advice financial planner who was accused of double charging his clients.
Nine hit with defamation lawsuit over 60 Minutes branch stacking report
Former Victoria Labor politician Adem Somyurek has hit Nine with a defamation lawsuit over a 60 Minutes segment and two articles that appeared in The Age that accused him of corruption and branch stacking and branded him the 'factional kingpin' of the Australian Labor Party.
Biogen sues to fend off generic competition to MS drug Tecfidera
Switzerland-based Biogen has sued generic drug maker MSN Laboratories for allegedly threatening to infringe the patent for its top-selling oral MS drug Tecfidera.
Tatts takes ATO to court over deduction for $120M lotto licence
Tabcorp-owned Tatts Group has appealed a finding from the Commissioner of Taxation that it cannot deduct a $120 million lotto licence from it assessable income for the 2017 financial year.
Ex-Kleenmaid director wins retrial on charges relating to $13M Westpac fraud
An appeals court has set aside the fraud and insolvent trading conviction of Andrew Young, founder of defunct whitegoods distributor Kleenmaid, and ordered a retrial after finding a jury should have determined whether he was mentally fit to stand trial.
Christian Porter, Sue Chrysanthou hit with costs in Jo Dyer lawsuit
Christian Porter and silk Sue Chrysanthou have been ordered to foot the legal bill of a friend of the woman who accused Porter of rape, after she succeeded in having the barrister removed from  defamation proceedings the former attorney-general brought against the ABC.
Ex-PwC director resolves lawsuit over termination by DocuSign
Former PricewaterhouseCoopers director Jennifer Whittaker has resolved her lawsuit with the accounting giant on the eve of trial, leaving questions about the validity of termination notices by DocuSign for a future case.
Law firm launches third stolen wages class action
A class action has been filed against the federal government on behalf of First Nations people in the Northern Territory who were allegedly denied wages owed for work performed over a nearly 40-year period.
Silk on cutting-edge IP cases elevated to Federal Court
A top intellectual property barrister who has worked on cutting-edge cases that raise novel questions about the patentability of inventions has been appointed to the Federal Court.