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Privilege not waived by DLA Piper phone call over Circadin patent
Two generic drug makers have lost their bid for confidential documents related to Neurim Pharmaceuticals' patents covering sleep drug Circadin, with a court ruling legal professional privilege was waived in a phone conversation between a DLA Piper lawyer and the company's founder.
Judge doubtful of ‘injustice’ facing Appco in class action
Fundraising company Appco told a judge Friday that it faced an 'injustice' if a wage case were allowed to proceed as a class action on behalf of over 1,000 workers, but the judge was not impressed, saying the argument made 'no sense' to him.
Ex-Kagara directors reach deal in shareholder class action
Eight former directors of failed mining company Kagara have settled a shareholder class action alleging they misled investors and falsified the company's accounting records, the Federal Court heard Friday.
AMP sets aside $290M for customer compensation
Embattled financial giant AMP has moved to regain customer trust, allocating $290 million to compensate customers going back 10 years, the company told shareholders Friday.
Surfstitch shareholders get hands on ASIC transcripts
Investors in a class action against failed online retailer Surfstitch Group won access Thursday to transcripts of interviews of former boss Justin Cameron by the corporate watchdog.
ACCC takes Europcar to court for excessive card surcharges
Europcar has been hit with an enforcement action by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission accusing the rental car company of slapping customers with excessive credit and debit card payment surcharges.
Directed Electronics can’t block rival Hanhwa’s deal with Izuzu in IP case
A judge has dismissed a bid by Australian auto electronics company Directed OE for an injunction stopping South Korean rival Hanhwa from supplying a new audio visual unit to truck company Izuzu it claims was developed using confidential information.
Phi Finney McDonald teams up with most feared US plaintiffs firm in BHP class action
The litigation funder underwriting a shareholder class action against BHP Billiton over the company's Brazilian mine disaster is a corporation created by two major US plaintiffs' firms with the sole purpose of backing the Australian case.
Nudie family loses bid for frozen assets to fund legal woes
The Federal Court has dismissed an application by tax lawyer Michael Binetter and his wife Suzanne Binetter to dip into over $3 million in frozen assets to fund a case over an alleged $120 million international tax evasion scheme.
Macquarie Bank faces 3rd wage suit by financial advisers
Macquarie Bank has been hit with a third lawsuit by financial advisers alleging the bank broke the law by paying them solely in commissions, this one by a dozen Brisbane-based advisers seeking more than $3.25 million in regular wages.