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Judge OKs class settlement with Wickham Securities’ trustee
A judge has signed off on a multi-million dollar settlement in a class action by retirees who claim they lost $27 million with the collapse of property lender Wickham Securities
Apotex expert comes under fire at Lexapro patent infringement trial
Expert witnesses were pitted against each other Wednesday at a trial alleging generic makers infringed a patent covering the anti-depressant Lexapro, and Apotex' consultant took the brunt of it.
ACCC’s case bad for business, Aboriginal art supplier tells court
An Aboriginal art and souvenir supplier says its business has taken a hit since the ACCC accused it of selling fakes, and the company wants to expedite the regulator's case to avoid further damage, a court heard Wednesday.
Former NAB adviser banned for stealing $2 million from clients
A former NAB financial adviser has been permanently banned from providing financial services after an ASIC investigation found he fleeced clients out of at least $2 million.
RMIT whistleblower wins subpoena request
A former RMIT worker suing the university for allegedly firing him after he blew the whistle on a colleague for selling exam answers to students has won a bid to subpoena documents from the Victorian Ombudsman. 
Geneva Labs can’t expand fake Bio-Oil case
A judge has dismissed a bid by Geneva Laboratories to add the sole director of a healthcare product distributor as a defendant in a high-stakes case over counterfeit versions of its popular and premium-priced Bio-Oil line of skin-care products.
Writers’ Guild slams “mishmash” of evidence in royalties case
A barrister for the Australian Writers’ Guild has blasted documents produced by the non-profit Screenrights in a court battle over tens of millions of dollars in royalties payments, calling the evidence a "complete mishmash".
S&P analysts take stand in class action trial
Two high ranking analysts from S&P Global have distanced themselves from the decision making process at the heart of a class action over toxic financial products given healthy ratings by the agency ahead of the global financial crisis.
Independence of Clayton Utz report questioned at Royal Commission
The independence of a report by law firm Clayton Utz to ASIC over AMP's practice of charging customers for services not performed was called into question Tuesday at the Hayne Royal Commission.
Judge won’t block ex-SAI Global exec from going to rival company
A judge has rejected a bid by information services company SAI Global Property to temporarily ban a former sales manager from working for a direct competitor, saying the executive could not have realistically remembered SAI's list of thousands of clients.