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Judge pushes for trial early next year in Opal Tower class action
Alexander Barnett 2021-03-25 3:30 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has suggested hearing the long-running class action over the Opal Tower disaster as early as the first quarter of next year, as the court juggles three concurrent lawsuits and a slew of cross-claims over the doomed building.

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Juno and Bristol-Myers Squibb suffer losses in Revlimid patent war
Bristol-Myers Squibb 2021-03-25 1:58 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A patent battle between Juno Pharmaceuticals and Bristol-Myers Squibb over the blockbuster drug Revlimid has seen both sides suffer early losses, with a judge dismissing strike out and summary dismissal applications by the drug makers.

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Clough appeals tax ruling on $15M in cancellation of entitlements
Appeals 2021-03-25 11:28 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Construction company Clough Limited has appealed a ruling that found it cannot claim over $15 million paid to employees for cancellation of their shares and options as a tax deduction.

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UNSW accused of firing professor who complained of sex discrimination
Article 2021-03-24 9:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The University of New South Wales has been taken to court by a former tenured professor who alleges she was terminated after making complaints about discrimination against female academics, bullying and misuse of her intellectual property.

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HWL Ebsworth sued by former equity partner excluded from failed IPO
Bridges Lawyers 2021-03-24 9:02 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

HWL Ebsworth has been hit with a second lawsuit filed over its failed IPO, with a former equity partner accusing the law firm of excluding him from the profits of the IPO and expelling him because he did not go along with the exclusion.

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FE Sports to pay $350,000 penalty for ‘serious’ resale price maintenance
ACCC 2021-03-24 9:01 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Brisbane-based sporting goods wholesaler FE Sports has been fined $350,000 for engaging in resale price maintenance that prohibited dealers from advertising certain products for less than the recommended retail price.

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Banksia silk’s refusal to give evidence while seeking to reopen defence ‘inexcusable’, judge says
Allan Myers 2021-03-24 4:56 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Allowing former senior barrister Norman O’Bryan to reopen his defence in the Banksia class action while “avoiding the witness box” was clearly prejudicial, and futile to boot, a judge has said in his reasons for refusing the silk’s last-minute application.

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KPMG can’t delay defence in Arrium class action
Accounting 2021-03-24 1:37 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A bid by KPMG to push off the filing of its defence in a class action over misleading statements ahead of Arrium’s $754 million capital raising in 2014 has been shot down by a judge, who said the auditor has known the claims against it since November.

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Freedom Foods pushes to have Blue Diamond dispute heard in Australia
Albert Dinelli 2021-03-24 1:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Freedom Foods is not giving up on its legal battle to have a dispute with Blue Diamond Growers over an almond licensing deal determined in Australia.

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Qantas denies age discrimination claims by senior pilot
Employment 2021-03-24 12:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Qantas has hit back at a lawsuit by a 64-year-old long haul pilot that has flown with the airline for 40 years accusing it of age discrimination for only providing voluntary redundancy to employees under 63 years old.

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