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Novartis and and generic drug maker Pharmacor have resolved litigation over the Swiss pharmaceutical giant's patents for blockbuster MS drug Gilenya.
Lendlease and other major builders have secured a significant victory in a long-running case brought by the liquidators of failed engineering company Hastie Group, with a judge saying Hastie wasn't entitled to the proceeds of bank guarantees withdrawn by the builders when it collapsed 10 years ago.
A judge has rejected a bid for his recusal from a contractual dispute in which Maddocks is acting, despite his personal friendship and holiday plans with the law firm's CEO.
A judge has called off a pre-trial hearing to determine whether the new serious harm element in Australia's defamation laws is satisfied in a case brought by a weight lifting coach, citing an “unfortunate turn of events".
Companies associated with the wife of disgraced senior barrister Norman O'Bryan are stuck with the findings of last year's excoriating judgment against the Banksia class action legal team despite their status as third parties, a court has heard.
The special purpose receiver acting for debenture holders of defunct Banksia Securities was right to reject a confidential settlement -- believed to be for $10.6 million -- offered by the disgraced lawyers behind a scandal-ridden class action, a court has found.
Car dealers bringing a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model have won access to board meeting minutes and related correspondence sent to the company's top brass.
BHP and mining equipment company Epiroc Australia have been sued for alleging infringing a patent held by Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources for an autonomous drilling system.
Car dealers bringing a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model are seeking to access legal advice given to the car manufacturer on non-renewal notices at the heart of the case.
A court has directed a senior barrister acting in a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz to “tear up” a letter his instructing solicitors sent concerning the judge's ownership of a Mercedes vehicle, and said he was "surprised" the counsel signed off on it.