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AFT agrees to temporary injunction over new Maxigesic ads
AFT Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a court order temporarily restraining it from distributing point of sale material containing updated claims that its painkiller Maxigesic is more effective than other over-the-counter medications.
Aft goes on the offensive, files lawsuit over new Maxigesic ads
AFT Pharmaceuticals has filed a lawsuit seeking to pre-empt competitor Reckitt Benckiser from pursuing a lawsuit against it over recent ads for its painkiller Maxigesic.
Former MP Ian Macdonald gets conviction overturned
A five-member appeals panel in the NSW Supreme Court has overturned former NSW Labor Minister for Mineral Resources Ian Macdonald's conviction for wilful misconduct of public office in relation to the Doyles Creek Mining scandal.
Judge makes ‘irresistible’ order that Pitcher Partners pay $3.3M in costs over hidden error
Pitcher Partners just found another reason to challenge a ruling that it owes $5.6 million in damages for concealing an accounting error from a client -- a ruling that socks it with $3.3 million in legal costs for its "deceit".
AFT not ready to take its medicine for ‘misleading’ Maxigesic ads
AFT Pharmaceuticals has launched a partial challenge to a court ruling that its Maxigesic ads made a number of misleading claims, including that the drug provides stronger and more effective relief than Reckitt Benckiser's Nuromol.
Pitcher Partners appeals $5.6M damages award over concealed accounting error
Accounting firm Pitcher Partners will challenge a ruling that it owes a NSW bus operator $5.6 million in damages for fraudulently concealing a costly amortisation error.
ACCC calls for $35M fine against Empower Institute
The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking a $35 million penalty against Empower Institute after the court found the vocational trainer engaged in unconscionable conduct by "duping" customers into enrolling in courses they could not afford.
Pitcher Partners fined $5.6M for concealing botched accounting
Accounting firm Pitcher Partners has been ordered to pay more than $5.6 million in damages for fraudulently concealing an amortisation error that caused a well-known bus operator to face higher than expected costs in a NSW transport tender.
As trial looms, who owns ‘Love is in the Air’ copyright up in the air
The judge overseeing a lawsuit against Air France over the alleged unauthorised use of the song "Love is in the Air" will have to weigh who owns the rights to the disco hit.
Hastie liquidators offer to settle with builders over $124M in unpaid bills
Hastie Group's liquidators have offered to drop their $124 million case against two dozen major builders if the companies agree to pay an undisclosed sum toward their unpaid bills, a court heard Friday.