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‘She’s got a claim’: Judge rejects PwC’s bid to shut down ex-director’s lawsuit
Accounting 2020-12-04 12:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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”.

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Pfizer can’t get discovery in anticipation of Sandoz’ Enbrel biosimilar, judge says
Appeals 2020-12-03 11:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

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.

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PwC looks to shut down lawsuit claiming DocuSign not a valid form of termination
Accounting 2020-11-30 1:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

PricewaterhouseCoopers is seeking to strike out a lawsuit brought by a former director who claims her notice of termination was invalid because it was delivered through DocuSign.

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University of Sydney defeats lawsuit by lecturer sacked over swastika
Ashurst 2020-11-27 11:51 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Federal Court has thrown out a lawsuit brought against the University of Sydney by a former political economy lecturer who was fired for a seminar slide that imposed the Nazi swastika on the Israeli flag.

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High Court to hear challenge to landmark ruling on casual workers’ rights
Adero Law 2020-11-26 1:39 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The High Court has granted special leave to labour hire company WorkPac to challenge a Full Court judgment that granted entitlements to casual workers with regular shifts.

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CFMEU liable for officers’ refusal to produce permits, Full Court holds
Appeals 2020-11-25 6:58 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

The Full Federal Court has upheld a ruling that the CFMEU was “knowingly concerned” in the refusal of union officers to produce entry permits at a Queensland building site, with the appeals court saying it was”difficult” to understand how the union was not an accessory to the contraventions of its employees.

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FWC arbitration doesn’t doom union’s lawsuit against Airservices
Ashurst 2020-11-18 5:28 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A court has ruled that an arbitration proceeding before the Fair Work Commission does not doom a Federal Court lawsuit brought by the civilian air traffic controllers union against government-owned Airservices.

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DocuSign not a valid form of termination, PwC director argues in Fair Work case
Accounting 2020-11-16 6:46 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A PwC director who was terminated after suffering a back injury at work has sued the accounting giant claiming that her notice of termination was invalid because it was delivered through DocuSign.

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Pfizer loses discovery lawsuit against Sandoz over Enbrel biosimilar
Appeals 2020-11-13 4:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has dismissed Pfizer’s bid for preliminary discovery to pursue a possible patent infringement case against drug maker Sandoz over a generic version of its blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis biologic Enbrel.

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Qantas employee fired for viewing porn on company iPad loses appeal
Andrew Pollock 2020-11-09 4:38 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen Melbourne

A 59-year-old Qantas engineer who used his company-issued iPad to view pornographic material while at work has lost his unfair dismissal appeal.

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