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Herbert Smith Freehills nabs PwC partner as global workforce strategy director
Big Six firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed a PricewaterhouseCoopers veteran as its first director of global workforce strategy and implementation.
Pfizer sues drug companies over Enbrel biosimilar
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has fired off a lawsuit against four drug companies for allegedly infringing one of its patents for biologic Enbrel by selling a biosimilar of the blockbuster arthritis drug in Australia.
AMP denies acting unconscionably by charging dead customers for life insurance
AMP has admitted two of its units charged customers fees for no service but denied it acted unconscionably in a case brought by the corporate regulator alleging it continued to charge advice fees and life insurance premiums to customers who had died. 
Receptionist at centre of Tim Paine sexting saga should not be believed, Cricket Tasmania says
A former receptionist’s claims of ill mental health after allegedly suffering sexual harassment by Australian cricket players and managers do not “ring true”, Cricket Tasmania has argued as the receptionist fights to bring her case out of time. 
ASIC says Australian Mines lied about funding for ‘critical’ $500M project
The corporate regulator has taken Australian Mines to court after its managing director was allegedly caught lying at an investment conference about the value of an offtake agreement and funding for a project at its cobalt and nickel mine in Queensland.
Virgin says top pilot was not sacked for complaining about bullying by CEO
Virgin Australia has struck back at a lawsuit by its former chief pilot alleging the airline sacked him for complaining of bullying and harassment by its CEO, saying it terminated the pilot's employment after he was deemed medically unfit for his role.
Client sues Moray & Agnew over ‘unauthorised’ $3.3M transfer
Moray & Agnew is facing a lawsuit by a former client who says the firm breached its duties by making an unauthorised $3.3 million transfer while representing him on an investment in a Melbourne storage facility development.
Sale of Melissa Caddick’s Dover Heights mansion ‘could turn into a circus’, court hears
Court-appointed receivers have told the court they should be trusted to determine the the best method for selling the Dover Heights mansion of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick, warning a public auction "could turn into a circus".
KPMG should have advised Gunns to notify growers of new financing, class action says
A class action over the failure of six managed investment schemes for eucalyptus wood in Tasmania has accused KPMG of failing to advise forestry giant Gunns that it had to tell growers about $720 million in financing it sought in 2007.
Google fends off appeal in doctor’s defamation case over hyperlinks
Google has fought off a legal challenge to a decision rejecting a South Australian doctor’s bid to access search data and internal company documents in her second defamation claim against the tech giant over alleged defamatory material in search results.