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Apotex expert comes under fire at Lexapro patent infringement trial
Intellectual Property 2018-04-18 9:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Expert witnesses were pitted against each other Wednesday at a trial alleging generic makers infringed a patent covering the anti-depressant Lexapro, and Apotex’ consultant took the brunt of it.

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ASIC confirms AMP probe, as Morrison warns of jail time
Financial Services 2018-04-18 6:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

The corporate regulator has confirmed it is investigating AMP over its ‘fees for no service’ practice revealed at the Hayne Royal Commission in stunning testimony Treasurer Scott Morrison on Wednesday called “deeply disturbing”.

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Former NAB adviser banned for stealing $2 million from clients
Financial Services 2018-04-18 12:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former NAB financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing financial services after an ASIC investigation found he fleeced clients out of at least $2 million.

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Settlement release frees Fairfax from 2nd defamation case
Media 2018-04-17 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has dismissed a second defamation case against Fairfax Media brought by an associate of a murdered Sydney businessman, ruling the plaintiff waived his right to sue again after dropping an earlier suit against the publisher for a $75,000 payout.

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Writers’ Guild slams “mishmash” of evidence in royalties case
Intellectual Property 2018-04-17 8:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

A barrister for the Australian Writers’ Guild has blasted documents produced by the non-profit Screenrights in a court battle over tens of millions of dollars in royalties payments, calling the evidence a “complete mishmash”.

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S&P analysts take stand in class action trial
Class Actions 2018-04-17 8:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

Two high ranking analysts from S&P Global have distanced themselves from the decision making process at the heart of a class action over toxic financial products given healthy ratings by the agency ahead of the global financial crisis.

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Independence of Clayton Utz report questioned at Royal Commission
Clayton Utz 2018-04-17 11:11 am By Christine Caulfield

The independence of a report by law firm Clayton Utz to ASIC over AMP’s practice of charging customers for services not performed was called into question Tuesday at the Hayne Royal Commission.

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Commonwealth Bank to pay $3 million over fees for no service
Financial Services 2018-04-16 9:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two Commonwealth Bank subsidiaries have entered an agreement with ASIC to pay $3 million for failing to provide annual reviews to customers that paid for the service, adding to the $88 million they have already paid out to 31,500 affected customers.

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BHP wins halt of FWC’s alternative-work decision
Employment 2018-04-16 9:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A BHP subsidiary has won a reprieve pending appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that found it acted unreasonably when it failed to consider alternative work for an incapacitated miner.

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Lexapro maker squares off with generics in latest IP battle
Intellectual Property 2018-04-16 9:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

The maker of the anti-depressant Lexapro faced off Monday against Apotex, Aspen Pharma and Sandoz at a court hearing over the rights to make generic versions of the top-selling product, with a barrister for Lundbeck slamming the three companies’ defence that their drugs were different.

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