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Herbert Smith Freehills nabs PwC partner as global workforce strategy director
Big Six firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed a PricewaterhouseCoopers veteran as its first director of global workforce strategy and implementation.
Bayer drops challenge over patent extension for contraceptive drug
Bayer has dropped its appeal to a ruling that quashed an extension for its patent covering an oral contraceptive, after the Full Court dealt drug makers a blow in two separate cases on how patent term extensions should be calculated.
EY boosts disputes team with Axiom Forensics acquisition
Ernst & Young has bolstered its disputes resolution and forensic accounting practice, acquiring Sydney-based firm Axiom Forensics.
HFW bolsters disputes team with former Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner
International law firm HFW has bolstered the ranks of its disputes practice in Australia, recruiting a leading commercial litigation and international arbitration partner from Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Meaning of ‘dismissed’ in unfair dismissal cases confirmed by FWC
A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has reversed a decision that would have allowed employees who were lawfully demoted to challenge their demotions as unfair dismissals, in a significant finding that means employers will not be exposed to claims if they properly exercise their rights, writes McCullough Robertson's Amber Sharp, Kerry O'Brien and Nathan Roberts.
Lawyers will try to serve missing Big Un founder on LinkedIn
A judge has given the liquidators of Big Un the go-ahead to serve the director of the collapsed video company through his LinkedIn account after several unsuccessful attempts to contact him about proceedings accusing him and others of violating their directors' duties.
Ex-One Nation senator Brian Burston settles sexual harassment claims by staffer
Former One Nation senator Brian Burston has resolved court proceedings brought by a former staffer Wendy Leach accusing him of sexual harassment and discrimination.
ASIC loses waiver argument over privileged docs in case against REST
A judge has panned ASIC’s bid to discover a wide range of privileged communications between super fund REST and various legal advisers, finding the regulator used a “very wide net” to catch nothing at all.
Hall & Wilcox lures McCabes principal to insurance practice
Hall & Wilcox has bolstered its insurance practice with the appointment of new partner Priya Paquet, who will be based at the firm’s Brisbane office. 
Thomson Geer snags class action lawyer from Clifford Chance
Thomson Geer has lured a lawyer specialising in complex litigation, including class actions, from Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance.