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Biogen sues to fend off generic competition to MS drug Tecfidera
Biopharmalex 2021-06-16 11:26 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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Tatts takes ATO to court over deduction for $120M lotto licence
ATO 2021-06-15 11:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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Ex-Kleenmaid director wins retrial on charges relating to $13M Westpac fraud
Consumer Goods 2021-06-15 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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Christian Porter, Sue Chrysanthou hit with costs in Jo Dyer lawsuit
ABC 2021-06-11 10:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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Ex-PwC director resolves lawsuit over termination by DocuSign
Ashurst 2021-06-11 9:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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Law firm launches third stolen wages class action
Class Actions 2021-06-11 2:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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Silk on cutting-edge IP cases elevated to Federal Court
Courts 2021-06-10 10:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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Volkswagen asks High Court to toss landmark $125M Dieselgate penalty
ACCC 2021-06-10 2:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Volkswagen has asked the High Court to throw out a a landmark $125 million penalty over its emissions cheating scandal, the highest ever handed down in Australia for consumer law violations.

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Mike Tyson sues Culture Kings over ‘misleading’ T-shirts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-06-09 4:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Boxing champion Mike Tyson has sued Australian streetwear company Culture Kings for allegedly selling ‘misleading’ T-shirts featuring his image.

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‘Very very messy law’: Government urged to rethink changes to continuous disclosure regime
Class Actions 2021-06-09 1:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The government’s proposed changes to the country’s continuous disclosure regime substitutes a “bright line legal test” with a “very very messy law” that will weaken enforcement and could undermine the integrity of Australia’s capital markets, a Senate committee has heard.

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