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Sandoz appeals loss in 15-year battle over Lexapro patent
Intellectual Property 2019-01-10 11:26 am By Christine Caulfield

Generic drug maker Sandoz is challenging a ruling that it infringed a patent behind Lundbeck’s blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro, reviving a 15-year fight over the lucrative intellectual property.

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Class action cases and trends to watch in 2019
Feature 2019-01-07 10:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

A challenge to the legality of common fund orders, an appeal to the High Court over the power of judges to stay competing cases, one of the first judgments in a shareholder class action and reform proposals promise to make 2019 another action-packed year in class actions. Here, experts give their predictions for the class action landscape this year.

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Class has another go at unconscionable conduct claim in Ford PowerShift case
Class Actions 2019-01-07 9:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

The applicant in a class action against Ford over allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions has taken another stab at bringing an unconscionable conduct claim, after the judge overseeing the case panned an earlier pleading as “problematic”.

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The unforgettable class action rulings of 2018
Feature 2019-01-04 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Last year was an exciting one for class action lawyers, with monumental court decisions on competing cases, cross-jurisdictional spats, proportionality in settlements and the power of judges to decide how a recovery is distributed. Here, top class action litigators tell us what the most significant rulings of 2018 were and why the decisions will continue to matter this year.

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Debt collector fined $750k for harassing stroke victim, single mum
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-21 9:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

Debt collector ACM Group has been hit with a $750,000 fine for engaging in unconscionable conduct by misleading, harassing and coercing two vulnerable customers while chasing unpaid debts.

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Property spruiker Otton can’t use Bondi estate cash for legal bills, ACCC says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-20 8:40 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission wants to block former We Buy Houses director Rick Otton from using the proceeds from the sale of his $3.6 million Bondi home to help with legal costs and living expenses as he appeals a record $6 million fine for consumer law violations.

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Appealing GetSwift class action ruling comes at a cost, Full Court says
Appeals 2018-12-20 1:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

The law firms that challenged a ruling staying their cases against GetSwift gave the Full Federal Court a chance to guide judges managing competing class actions, but they can’t avoid paying their opponents’ legal costs because the court happened to seize the opportunity.

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ACCC wins access to Trivago docs over website, ad changes
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-12-19 8:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hotel booking aggregator Trivago, which last month admitted to breaching the consumer laws over its travel accommodation rankings, has lost a bid to keep secret internal documents that detail why the company made changes to its website and rejigged its advertising.

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MFS execs lose appeal over $147.5M in misused funds
Financial Services 2018-12-18 5:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Three former executives of failed Gold Coast finance company MFS Group have lost their challenge to a ruling that they misappropriated $147.5 million in funds prior to the company’s collapse.

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Battle over competing GetSwift class actions goes to High Court
Breaking News 2018-12-17 4:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Squire Patton Boggs is taking a fight over a ruling that shut down its shareholder class action against logistics startup GetSwift to the High Court.

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