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‘I’m not having vague excuses about COVID in the UK’: Judge slams ex-Linchpin director
A judge will not let proceedings brought by ASIC against four former Linchpin Capital directors drag on, slamming a "vague" excuse from one of the directors, who awaits word from his insurers on whether his defence costs will be covered, that London is still in a state of "total confusion" due to COVID-19.
44-count indictment filed in ANZ criminal cartel case
Forty-four charges have been outlined in a long-awaited indictment in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, including 29 charges against top executives from ANZ, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup.
Class actions can’t pursue insurance brokers to boost Quintis settlement, court hears
Two insurance brokers have dodged being dragged into class action proceedings against sandalwood producer Quintis to boost a settlement reached last year, as a fight over insurance owed to the company to cover the settlement continues.
Full Court hears government’s $325M fight with Sanofi over ban on Plavix generic
Pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb are liable for losses to the federal government for excess subsidies it allegedly paid for the blood-thinner Plavix after an unjustified court injunction prevented the release of a generic version of the top-selling drug, an appeals court has heard.
‘Blue veined or not’: Delegate says ‘Roquehort’ mark would mislead cheese buyers
A French geographical indication body has triumphed in its opposition to a bid to trade mark the name 'Chateau Roquehort' for dairy products, with a delegate finding that Australians would wrongly associate the name with blue cheeses from France.
High Court to weigh in on $26.3M Lexapro patent judgment
The High Court will decide whether the Full Court was wrong to overturn a $26.3 million judgment for Danish drug maker H Lundbeck in its long-running patent battle with generic drug maker Sandoz over the patent for blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro.
Fairfax out of pocket $2.4M after being hit with indemnity costs in Elaine Stead defamation case
Nine-owned Fairfax will have to pay out over $2 million in legal fees after being hit with indemnity costs on top of a $280,000 judgment in its defamation spat with venture capitalist Dr Elaine Stead for its "Micawber-like" approach to the case.
Facebook still California dreaming in legal battle with startup
Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram are pushing for a competition dispute brought by an Australian social media startup to be heard on their home turf in the state of California.
Fairfax rejected settlement offers with ‘bugger off letters’, Elaine Stead tells court
Venture capitalist Dr Elaine Stead is seeking indemnity costs after being awarded $280,000 in her defamation case against Nine-owned Fairfax, which she accuses of rejecting several settlement offers with "bugger off letters" and engaging in a "petulant campaign" of media coverage post-judgment.
Death causes six-month delay of trial in Merck, Pfizer vaccine patent dispute
The Federal Court has delayed a 15-day hearing in a pneumococcal vaccine patent dispute between Merck Sharp & Dohme and Pfizer after the sudden death of a family member of one of Pfizer's expert witnesses.