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Bayer defeats Sandoz challenge to patents for blood thinner Xarelto
Novartis unit Sandoz AG has lost its bid to revoke Bayer’s patents for its top-selling blood clot drug Xarelto and has been barred from selling generic versions of the medication after a judge found the German pharma giant’s patents were valid.
Class action investigation launched into ‘substandard’ public housing in WA
An investigation has been launched into a possible class action that would seek “housing justice” for Aboriginal tenants living in substandard public housing in Western Australia, following a landmark ruling by the High Court.
Santos blocked from starting work on $5.6B Barossa gas project
Tiwi Islanders have won an eleventh hour bid to halt all work on Santos' Barossa gas export pipeline for one week, with a judge finding construction could cause "irreparable damage" to underwater cultural heritage.
WA to pay up to $180.4M in stolen wages class action settlement
The government of Western Australia has agreed to pay up to $180.4 million to settle a class action on behalf of First Nations workers who were paid little or nothing over a 36-year period.
Teachers entitled to pay rises despite resignations: Full Court
Two Catholic school teachers are entitled to pay rises included in new enterprise agreements, despite resigning before they took effect, an appeals court has found.
Permanent stay of case should be ‘measure of last resort’, High Court says
The High Court has refused to throw out a personal injury case over 55-year-old child sexual abuse claims, despite the death of the alleged perpetrator and most relevant witnesses, saying a permanent stay is a “measure of last resort”. 
PwC sued for $32M over Pioneer Credit accounting advice
Financial services provider Pioneer Credit has taken auditor PwC to court, claiming $32 million in loss and damages over its advice on how the company should value its financial assets.
Liberal powerbroker Marcus Bastiaan sues law firm over $400,000 defamation bill
Marcus Bastiaan has sued solicitors who acted in his settled defamation case against Nine over branch stacking allegations, claiming the legal bill was “grossly disproportionate” and almost double his settlement.
Court tosses lawsuit over $55M sale of Queensland shopping centre
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit over the $55 million sale of Queensland shopping centre brought by an arm of Elanor Investors Group, clearing the vendor and its agent of allegedly misleading or deceptive conduct.
Palmers Oaky fire class action settles for $4.5M
A class action over a December 2019 fire that was allegedly ignited by welding work on a rural property in NSW and spread out of control has settled for $4.5 million.