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Fair Work Ombudsman ‘very concerned’ about Subway’s non-compliance
Employment 2019-10-01 8:11 pm By Amelia Birnie

The Fair Work Ombudsman says she is “very concerned” by the level of non-compliance with workplace laws by national sandwich franchise Subway, as inspectors recover […]

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Channel 7 loses defamation case over ‘manifestly unreasonable’ welfare cheat story
Defamation 2019-10-01 5:18 pm By Amelia Birnie

Channel Seven has lost a six-year defamation battle over a Today Tonight story that described a woman on single parenting payments as “the Centrelink cheat […]

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Wyeth loses privilege claim over Allens docs in Merck’s vaccine patent case
Intellectual Property 2019-10-01 3:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Wyeth has lost a bid to claim legal professional privilege over certain documents sought by Merck Sharp & Dohme as the two rivals head towards […]

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BASF presses the brakes on Lubrizol fuel additive patent suit
Intellectual Property 2019-10-01 3:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Chemical giant BASF has dropped a lawsuit against Lubrizol Corporation challenging proposed amendments to a fuel additive patent. The appeal, filed by BASF in March […]

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‘Isn’t that what you’re here for?’: ‘Underbelly’ actor accused of sexual harassment on set of TV series
Employment 2019-10-01 12:52 pm By Amelia Birnie

An Australian actor best known for his role on true crime drama series Underbelly is being sued for sexual harassment after he allegedly grabbed an […]

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Solidarity forever: Trade unions make the class action regime strong
Expert Insights 2019-09-30 10:40 pm By Editor

The re-emergence of employment law class actions over the last five years has drawn criticism from employer groups, as Australian workers embrace the collective redress […]

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Concerns ‘poorer’ patients in vaginal mesh class action less likely to be notified of rights
Class Actions 2019-09-30 9:44 pm By Amelia Birnie

The judge overseeing the Ethicon pelvic mesh class action has flagged serious public policy concerns stemming from class identification problems, amid fears that “poorer” patients […]

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Jailed former E&Y exec loses challenge to restraining orders on $150M in assets
White Collar 2019-09-30 8:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former Ernst & Young principal jailed for at least nine years for his role in a $135 million tax fraud has lost a challenge […]

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Union wants to intervene in university’s appeal over sacking of climate skeptic Peter Ridd
Employment 2019-09-30 2:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

The National Tertiary Education Union has asked a court for permission to intervene in support of fired physics professor and climate skeptic Peter Ridd as […]

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Juno, Millennium settle patent dispute over cancer drug Velcade
Intellectual Property 2019-09-30 11:56 am By Miklos Bolza

Generic drug maker Juno Pharmaceuticals and US-based Millennium Pharmaceuticals have reached an in-principle settlement in their trans-Pacific dispute over two patents covering breakthrough anti-cancer medication […]

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