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Leading female lawyer at Piper Alderman sues partnership for sex discrimination
Business of Law 2019-02-21 2:22 pm By Christine Caulfield

A female Piper Alderman partner has filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against the firm’s other partners and has won a temporary injunction blocking the partnership from ousting her.

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Court to issue speedy ruling on Sanofi’s second stab at injector pen injunction
Appeals 2019-02-20 9:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court will issue its judgment Friday in French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi’s challenge to a judge’s refusal to block Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the PBS, just two weeks after the court heard arguments in the appeal.

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Sandoz ordered to pay Lundbeck over $26.3M for infringing Lexapro patent
Clayton Utz 2019-02-19 10:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Generic drug maker Sandoz must pay $26.34 million to Danish pharmacuetical giant Lundbeck and a subsidiary for infringing the Australian patent behind the blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro, a judge has found.

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“Something’s gone terribly wrong”: CIMIC slammed by class action judge
Allens 2019-02-19 2:37 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has reprimanded CIMIC Group’s preparations to defend a class action against it, saying a late attempt to file critical evidence was a sign something “pretty horrible” had gone on behind the scenes.

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Quintis class fails in bid for speedy common fund order
Agriculture 2019-02-13 9:48 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has put a proposal for a common fund order in a class action against sandalwood producer Quintis on hold as the court awaits judgment in an historic challenge to the power of courts to make common fund orders.

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Law firm preempts court with cost referee in Quintis common fund bid
Bannister Law 2019-02-12 10:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firm running a class action against sandalwood producer Quintis has pitched an unusual common fund order that subjects the firm and the funder bankrolling the case to ongoing monitoring by a cost referee.

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Sanofi slams judge’s harm assessment in denying injector pen injunction
Christian Dimitriadis 2019-02-08 9:39 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge that rejected a bid by Sanofi-Aventis for an injunction blocking rival Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the PBS erred in his consideration of the harm it would face, the drug giant has told the Full Federal Court.

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ABC demands details from Michelle Guthrie before mediation in unfair sacking case
Ashurst 2019-02-05 9:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

The ABC has called for a “clearer articulation” of former managing director Michelle Guthrie’s unfair sacking claims against the broadcaster ahead of court-ordered mediation.

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Aerocare loses appeal of split shifts ruling
Appeals 2019-01-25 4:27 pm By Miklos Bolza

Aviation services company Aerocare has lost its appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that shot down an enterprise agreement forcing employees to work split shifts.

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Deep Investments’ case over $10M in share trading losses shut down
Financial Services 2019-01-22 1:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

An appeals court has shut down a case brought by investment adviser Deep Investments against a solicitor and six others over $10 million in alleged share trading losses, saying the proceedings were an abuse of process.

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