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Aerocare loses appeal of split shifts ruling
Aviation services company Aerocare has lost its appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that shot down an enterprise agreement forcing employees to work split shifts.
Juno Pharmaceuticals settles trade mark dispute with Juno Therapeutics
Juno Pharmaceuticals has resolved its appeal of an IP Australia ruling that allowed Seattle-based Juno Therapeutics to extend protection of its namesake trade mark into Australia.
Class action report by ALRC recommends sweeping changes
Law firms would be able to charge contingency fees and the corporate disclosure obligations would go under the microscope as part of a shake-up of the class action regime recommended by the Australian Law Reform Commission.
Teva sues Pharmacor over Parkinson’s drug patent
Teva has taken generic drug maker Pharmacor to court for allegedly threatening to infringe its patent for a Parkinson's drug.
Ford to face unconscionable conduct claim at marathon PowerShift trial
Car giant Ford will face a claim of unconsionable conduct in a trial of a class action over its defective PowerShift transmission that is now scheduled to run twice as long as originally thought, but claims on behalf of second-hand Ford vehicle owners are out.
Class action giants to play nice in Brambles class actions
Responding to a judge's criticism of the class action "beauty parade", two rival law firms have come up with a plan to deal with their competing shareholder class actions against Brambles.
Judge rules cattle gene patent can be amended, tosses ‘bizarre’ challenge
US company Branhaven has won leave to amend its cow genome patent after a judge dismissed opposition by industry bodies Meat & Livestock Australia and Dairy Australia as "flimsy" and "bizarre".
Clive Palmer can’t shut down ASIC’s criminal case over takeover law breaches
Clive Palmer has lost a fight to stay criminal proceedings alleging his company breached takeover laws, with a judge slamming the Queensland mining tycoon's claims the charges were politically motivated and saying there was "nothing exceptional" to warrant interference from the court.
Leyonhjelm a no-show in Hanson-Young defamation appeal
Barristers for Senator David Leyonhjelm failed to turn up to the first case management hearing in the politician's own appeal of the court's dismissal of his bid to stay a defamation case brought by Senator Sarah Hanson-Young.
CFMMEU admits to Fair Work breaches in strike against Boral subsidiary
The Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union has admitted to contravening the Fair Work Act by taking industrial action against a subsidiary of building materials giant Boral in an attempt to coerce the company into approving a new enterprise agreement.