A judge on Thursday struck out former Prime Minister Mark Latham’s defence in a defamation case filed against him by the political editor of pop culture site Junkee, calling it an “extraordinary document” and the “antithesis of a pleading”.
Generic drug maker Alphapharm is fighting a bid by global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis to block the listing of one of its injector pens, saying the proposed injunction should be denied because Sanofi is seeking to amend the patent at issue.
Murray Goulburn and its former CEO appear to be nearing a settlement with the consumer watchdog over claims the dairy producer misled farmers in three states about farmgate milk prices.
S&P Global will pay $215 million to settle six consolidated class actions brought by investors over toxic CDOs, a figure revealed by the Federal Court on Thursday despite calls that it be kept secret.
The ACCC has approved TransUrban’s bid for a majority stake in the WestConnex highway project, after TransUrban agreed to publish toll data to help bidders compete for toll road concessions.
A group of 61 business owners has filed a class action against the NSW government alleging they suffered losses as a result of the Sydney Light Rail project.
A judge has denied a bid for a strict regime for dealing with confidential information in a lawsuit between cheese giants Fonterra and Bega over alleged violations of the terms of a trade mark licensing agreement.
A Federal Court judge has criticised Volkswagen for being “uncooperative” in refusing to tell the court who authorised the defeat device at the heart of the auto giant’s diesel emissions cheating scandal.
Letters by law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth for its client amid a contractual and consumer law dispute between two technology companies has been described by a judge as “bullying” and “threatening”.
AMP has prevailed in a hard-fought fight over where it will defend five shareholder class actions brought in the wake of the Banking Royal Commission, in a precedent-setting judgement that provides a road map for future jurisdictional battles over competing class actions.