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ABC paid Michelle Guthrie $730,000 to settle unfair dismissal case
The ABC paid ousted managing managing director Michelle Guthrie $730,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging unfair dismissal.
Mylan wants injunctions against Sun Pharma, Cipla over generic cholesterol drug
Mylan has renewed calls for a temporary injunction against Sun Pharma pending an appeal of a ruling invalidating its patents for Lipidil, and has sued a second generic drug maker, Cipla, over the cholesterol-lowering medication.
Former NAB chief of staff charged over $40M fraud
The former chief of staff to ex-NAB boss Andrew Thorburn has been arrested and charged for her alleged role in a $40 million fraud against the bank.
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.
ACCC accuses gas suppliers of operating with ‘sense of contempt’
The ACCC's chairman Rod Sims has fired a warning shot across the bows of Australia's gas suppliers, saying high prices had put businesses at risk and urging them to do more to rectify the situation themselves.
High profile barrister steps aside in Gayle defamation appeal
Leading defamation barrister Bruce McClintock, SC, has stepped down from representing cricketer Chris Gayle as an appeal by three media organisations against a $326,000 payout gets locked in for a June hearing.
Building cop gets lumped with more costs for ‘Cup of Tea’ case against CFMMEU
The Australian Building and Construction Commission has been served another costs order after losing a case it brought against a pair of CFMMEU officials who visited a construction site at Melbourne Airport to have a cup of tea with a worker.
Ex-director, insolvency advisers charged with money laundering after ASIC probe
A former director of insolvent Telstra dealer Cap Coast Telecoms and two former insolvency advisors have been charged with laundering money and breaching their director duties.
Westpac wants court to raise the bar for ‘personal advice’ finding
Westpac has followed ASIC's lead, launching a separate appeal to a ruling that it provided financial advice but not personal advice as part of a campaign encouraging customers to roll over external superannuation accounts.
Boehringer hits Teva with counterpunch in inhaler patent battle
German pharmaceutical company Boehringer has struck back at a patent lawsuit brought by Teva, filing a cross-claim alleging Teva is threatening to infringe three of its patents related to its blockbuster inhaler Spiriva with the planned launch of a competing inhaler in Australia.