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Michaelia Cash’s ex-adviser won’t give up source of tip on AWU raids
Employment 2019-02-11 10:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former staffer to federal minister Michaelia Cash admitted in court Monday to alerting the media about federal police raids on the offices of the Australian Workers’ Union, but he refused to reveal who tipped him off.

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Norton Rose may face contempt of court motion in dispute with ex-partner
Employment 2019-02-11 8:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

A former Norton Rose Fulbright partner says he may file a contempt of court motion against the firm for allegedly failing to produce certain evidentiary documents for over two years.

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Mills Oakley settles with lawyer allegedly sacked for drunk partner complaints
Business of Law 2019-02-11 8:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

Mills Oakley has settled a lawsuit brought by a former special counsel alleging the firm terminated her employment after she complained about a partner who she says showed up drunk to work and overbilled clients.

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Wavetrain wants court muzzle on competitor’s bad-mouthing over IP
Bird & Bird 2019-02-11 6:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Railway technology company Wavetrain Systems has asked the court to bar a competitor started by its former CEO from making allegedly false claims about its patented rail safety devices to clients.

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Geowash misled franchisees about car wash costs, court finds
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-02-11 4:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Car wash franchisor Geowash misled franchisees about how much revenue they could expect to earn per month and acted unconscionably in its charging practices, the court has found.

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AFT not ready to take its medicine for ‘misleading’ Maxigesic ads
Appeals 2019-02-08 10:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AFT Pharmaceuticals has launched a partial challenge to a court ruling that its Maxigesic ads made a number of misleading claims, including that the drug provides stronger and more effective relief than Reckitt Benckiser’s Nuromol.

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WorkPac hit with class action by casual workers
Adero Law 2019-02-08 10:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Labour hire company WorkPac has been hit with a class action on behalf of hundreds of casual miners who claim they were denied annual leave and other entitlements.

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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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ASIC targets AMP execs in fees for no service probe, court told
Clayton Utz 2019-02-08 9:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP executives are the focus of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission’s investigation of the wealth management firm’s fees for no service scandal, a court heard Friday.

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Acciona mulls settlement with NSW Government in light rail dispute
Construction 2019-02-08 12:29 pm By Miklos Bolza

Acciona Infrastructure and Transport for NSW are currently in settlement talks over a $1.2 billion dispute around the NSW government’s ongoing light rail project in Sydney.

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