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High Court lets stand Pfizer’s early discovery win
The High Court has rejected a bid by biopharmaceutical company Samsung Bioepis Australia to challenge a ruling granting Pfizer preliminary discovery for a potential patent infringement case over autoimmune drug Enbrel.
Unlockd and loaded: A startup takes on Google
Unlockd’s case against Google is the first action in Australia to test a revamped law prohibiting misuse of market power, and one of the first private cases in the world to challenge Google's dominance in court. For both sides, the stakes couldn't be higher.
Unlockd wins bid to stop Google blocking app in Australia
Mobile advertising startup Unlockd won a temporary injunction from the Federal Court Thursday barring Google from blocking its app in Australia until further hearing, in the first case to test revamped misuse of market power laws.
Jobs Minister Michaelia Cash to fight AWU subpoena in raids case
Employment Minister Michaelia Cash vowed Thursday to challenge a subpoena ordered by the Federal Court to appear as a witness in a case over last year's raids on the offices of the Australian Workers' Union.
‘Sham’ enterprise agreements a no-go, says Full Federal Court
The Full Federal Court on Friday dismissed an appeal of a ruling that barred a labour hire company from entering into an enterprise agreement with a small group of employees that covered a larger, more diverse workforce.
AWU faces court action for keeping lapsed members registered
The Registered Organisations Commissioner has filed Federal Court proceedings against the Australian Workers' Union, alleging the union broke the law by failing to keep an accurate register of its members.
TWU can’t stall $270k penalty for lax record keeping
The Transport Workers Union has lost its bid for a stay of a court order that it pay a $270,000 penalty for allegedly keeping almost 21,000 lapsed members on its register and failing to keep copies of records. 
Employment action against Airservices stalls over scope of class
Just who is entitled to join a Fair Work action against Airservices Australia is still up in the air, a court heard Tuesday, with lawyers clashing over the scope of the employee class five months after the case was filed.
Woolworths says ACCC’s claim in Eco case is embarrassing
"Embarrassing" is how Woolworths has described the ACCC's claim that its line of environmentally-friendly disposable dishes doesn't biodegrade in a reasonable amount of time.
Full Court derails Nationwide’s appeal attempt in Rush case
The Full Federal Court has dismissed Nationwide News' application for leave to appeal Justice Michael Wigney's March judgment in the hotly contested Geoffrey Rush defamation case that shot down the publisher's truth defense.