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ACCC accuses CFMEU, Hutchinson of boycotting non-union subcontractor
The ACCC has taken legal action against the CFMEU and national builder J Hutchinson for allegedly boycotting an independent subcontractor at a construction site in Brisbane.
AMP to tell advisers exiting BOLR program about class action
The parties in a class action against AMP over changes to its buyer of last resort policy have agreed to a communications protocol making settlement offers and for releases attached to BOLR payments that require exiting financial advisers to waive their claims in the litigation.
‘She’s got a claim’: Judge rejects PwC’s bid to shut down ex-director’s lawsuit
PricewaterhouseCoopers won't get a chance to seek summary dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former company director who claims her notice of termination through DocuSign was invalid and that she was denied entitlements, with a judge saying the former employee had a claim and that the parties needed to "just get on with it".
Pfizer can’t get discovery in anticipation of Sandoz’ Enbrel biosimilar, judge says
A judge hearing Pfizer's application for preliminary discovery against Sandoz over its possible launch of an Enbrel biosimilar has found that such an application must be based on a current belief that the applicant could be entitled to relief.
Brisbane cafe fined for paying workers in food and drink
The Fair Work Ombudsman has won nearly $140,000 in penalties against a Brisbane cafe and its owners for paying workers partly in food and drink over the course of six months.
Court grants Wyeth injunction in Prevnar 13 patent dispute
A judge has enjoined Merck Sharpe and Dohme from launching its 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine after finding it would infringe claims of a Wyeth patent for its Prevnar 13 vaccine, despite MSD's argument that barring it from launching the vaccine would be contrary to the public interest.
Labor fails to sink new litigation funding regulations
The Labor party has come up short in its effort to torpedo new regulations requiring litigation funders to hold a financial services licence and register class actions as managed investment schemes.
Freedom Foods, Deloitte face class action investigation over accounting scandal
Freedom Foods and its auditor Deloitte are facing a class action investigation after a bombshell announcement of more than $590 million in write-downs stemming from accounting irregularities stretching back several years.
Coca-Cola Amatil infringed container patent, lawsuit claims
Coca-Cola Amatil is facing a lawsuit for allegedly infringing an Australian company's patent for a drink container allegedly used in popular  products like Mount Franklin water and Powerade sports drink.
ASIC takes CBA to court over $2.9M in overcharged interest
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has filed civil penalty proceedings against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia for allegedly saddling consumers with $2.9 million in inflated interest rates on their business overdraft accounts on more than 12,000 occasions.