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AstraZeneca challenges landmark sick leave case
AstraZeneca is appealing a Fair Work Commission decision that workers are guaranteed 10 days' sick leave under the National Employment Standards regardless of how long their working day is.
Nurofen superiority claims breached consumer law, Full Court affirms
The Full Federal Court has shot down Reckitt Benckiser's appeal of a ruling that it misled consumers with claims that its Nurofen is a more effective pain killer than rival GlaxoSmithKline's Panadol.
Full Court shrinks class size in Ethicon pelvic mesh class action
The Full Federal Court has handed Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon a victory in the class action over its allegedly defective vaginal mesh devices, partly reversing a judge's decision that expanded the class post-trial.
Woolworths faces $1B backpay claim in challenge to EBA
Supermarket giant Woolworths has been hit with union action to scrap its enterprise bargaining agreement and put it on the hook for $1 billion in unpaid wages.
Dr. Reddy’s slams Millennium’s injunction bid in cancer drug case
An urgent injunction sought by US-based Millennium Pharmaceuticals to block generic drug maker Dr Reddy's Laboratories from launching a cheap version of the breakthrough cancer drug Velcade has been panned as unnecessary.
Trivago taken to court over hotel price ads
Hotel booking site Trivago has been hit with legal action by the consumer regulator alleging the company's price advertisements were misleading.
ACCC greenlights outdoor advertising deals
The competition regulator has cleared JCDecaux Australia's multibillion merger with APN Outdoor Group, while oOh!media's $570 million tie-up with AdShel has also been given the nod.
Funder was ‘moving force’ behind ‘doomed’ Octaviar class action, court told
The Public Trustee of Queensland asked a court Wednesday for indemnity costs from a global litigation funder its says was the "real moving force" behind a dismissed investor class action it called a "nakedly speculative venture".
Rinehart family feud turns on a word, High Court hearsana
The bitter dispute between Gina Rinehart and two of her children over billions of dollars in iron ore mining assets may come down to how the High Court interprets a single word in an arbitration clause of agreements signed by the warring family members.
Nine defeats bid to block ‘A Current Affair’ episode
The Nine Network has defeated a bid by a property developer planning a defamation suit to block the television network from running an episode of "A Current Affair" that he says could harm his reputation.