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Qantas can’t appeal sacked worker’s late unfair dismissal case
Qantas has failed in its bid to appeal a decision by the Fair Work Commission to allow a terminated employee's late unfair dismissal application to proceed because the worker's solicitor was to blame for the delay.
PE company sues to enforce $161M arbitration award against Spain
Two units of private equity company Antin Infrastructure Partners have taken their legal battle with Spain to Australian court, filing a lawsuit to enforce a $161 million arbitration award related to investments the companies made in two solar plants in southern Spain.
Wagners takes Boral to court in costly cement pricing dispute
Building products supplier Wagners has taken its largest cement customer, Boral, to court in a dispute over pricing, and will take a $10 million hit to its 2019 earnings as a result.
Sanofi drops injector pen patent case against Alphapharm
After losing its fight for a temporary injunction, Sanofi-Aventis has dropped its patent lawsuit against Alphapharm over the generic drug maker's plans to market a competing insulin injector pen in Australia.
Generic drug maker Juno can’t withdraw admission ahead of trial over Velcade patent
A judge has refused an application by generic drug maker Juno Pharmacueticals to withdraw an admission in a battle with Millennium Pharmaceuticals over its cheap version of breakthrough cancer drug Velcade, denying Juno a potential defence to allegations of patent infringement.
Funder in class action against RMBL wants 30% commission if case drags on past August
The litigation funder backing a consumer protection class action against mortgage lending and investment firm RMBL Investments will earn a step-up commission of 30% if the case continues into September, according to a proposed common fund order.
Ex-NAB financial adviser charged with fraud over alleged theft of clients’ money
A former NAB financial adviser has been charged with fraud after allegedly impersonating clients and stealing $166,5oo from their accounts, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission said Thursday.
ACCC takes car rental company to court for threatening customers
The consumer watchdog has brought legal action against Australian 4WD Hire, accusing the car rental company of charging customers for damage to vehicles without evidence of damage, and threatening to slap on extra charges to customers who complained.
Lendlease hit with shareholder class action over engineering business disclosures
Construction giant Lendlease has been hit with a class action over allegedly inadequate disclosures relating to its engineering and services business, which includes the NorthConnex tunnel road project in Sydney.
Ticket reseller Viagogo duped customers, court finds
Ticket reseller Viagogo will face penalties after the court found it duped customers into thinking it was an official ticket vendor and failed to disclose booking fees of around 28 per cent, causing some customers to pay hundreds of dollars more than what their tickets were actually worth.