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Objection to barrister’s eye rolling during BlueScope cross-exam shot down
A judge hearing a price-fixing case against steel giant BlueScope has overruled an objection to the ACCCs barrister's allegedly excessive "eye-rolling" and "scathing and sarcastic" manner during a cross-examination in which the company's general manager was accused of lying under oath.
Down with ‘medical apartheid’, says Fair Work commissioner opposed to jab mandate
An appellate panel of the Fair Work Commission has upheld an aged care worker's termination for refusing a flu vaccine, but a full-throttled dissent by one commissioner warns Australians against "a system of medical apartheid and segregation".
ACCC loses bid for info on ‘very senior people’ involved in Google privacy changes
A judge has rejected a request for further information on 'very senior' Google employees involved in a notification related to a change to Google's privacy policy which at the centre of court proceedings brought by the ACCC.
Lawsuit accuses AMP of refusing to honour $955K buyout agreement
A retired financial planner has filed a lawsuit accusinf AMP of using “unfair tactics” to avoid coughing up close to a million dollars allegedly owed under a buyout option exercised in November 2019.
Patent ‘troll’ takes aim at Apple’s iPhone technology in new lawsuit
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit alleging iPhone and iPad devices sold in Australia since at least 2014 and equipped with Touch and Face ID technology infringe two patents held by a non-practicing entity.
Funder’s critical intervention in liquidator’s case leaves it on hook for costs
A judge has issued a stern warning to litigation funders seeking to take a “gamble” on pending court proceedings, ruling they could be held liable for costs if their intervention proves critical to the advancement of the case.
Junior doctor behind class action can’t seek compensation for group members, court told
NSW Health wants to amend its defence to an underpayments class action on behalf of 24,000 junior doctors, bringing claims that the lead applicant is barred from seeking compensation for group members under industrial relations law.
Pfizer, Merck Sharpe & Dohme reach global settlement in vaccine patent battle
Pharmaceutical giants Merck Sharpe & Dohme and Pfizer have resolved a long-running intellectual property dispute over a 2015 patent owned by Pfizer for a pneumococcal vaccine.
Katy Perry wins bid to withdraw ‘wrong’ admission in trade mark dispute
US singer Katy Perry can withdraw an admission in a trade mark infringement case that licensing her brand to Target and Myer constituted use, with a judge finding the admission was “not consistent with current law”.
In COVID-19 vaccination cases, judge quashes subpoena ‘stunt’ for info behind Berejiklian TV remarks
A judge has set aside a subpoena that allegedly sought to “embarrass the New South Wales government”, in lawsuits contesting compulsory COVID-19 vaccination orders made by state health minister Brad Hazzard.