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High Court to weigh in on $26.3M Lexapro patent judgment
The High Court will decide whether the Full Court was wrong to overturn a $26.3 million judgment for Danish drug maker H Lundbeck in its long-running patent battle with generic drug maker Sandoz over the patent for blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro.
Sacked climate skeptic professor’s dispute with James Cook heads to High Court
The High Court has granted special leave to sacked climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd to challenge James Cook University's successful appeal of a $1.2 million judgment in his favour over his termination, wading into a debate over the power of universities to constrain professors' rights to free speech.
Activists notch High Court victory over expansion of Queensland coal mine
A Queensland activist group has come up trumps in a drawn-out legal battle against New Acland Coal's proposed expansion of a coal mine, with the High Court striking down previous lower court rulings giving it the green light.
High Court rejects Westpac’s ‘gloss’ on financial product advice statute
The High Court has dismissed an appeal by Westpac challenging a ruling that found the bank breached its duties to customers by providing personal financial advice as part of a telephone campaign encouraging customers to roll over external superannuation accounts.
High Court set to deliver judgment in Westpac’s appeal of personal advice ruling
The High Court will hand down its ruling Wednesday in a high-stakes case between ASIC and Westpac that is expected to clarify the line between personal and general financial advice.
Unions take JobKeeper fight with Qantas to High Court
Three unions representing Qantas workers have asked the High Court for special leave to appeal a  ruling from the Full Federal Court siding with the airline in a dispute over the operation of the JobKeeper wage subsidy.
Clive Palmer offers to drop contempt of court lawsuit against WA Premier
Billionaire Clive Palmer has offered to withdraw his High Court contempt of court lawsuit against Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan "in a spirit of reconciliation and forgiveness", but his defamation case against the state leader will continue.
High Court asked to hear $10B COVID-19 business interruption case
The Insurance Council of Australia has asked the High Court to weigh in on its case against COVID-19 related claims in business interruption policies, following its high stakes loss in a ruling last month that found an infectious disease exclusion did not apply.
Spotless on the hook for redundancy entitlements after High Court declines special leave
The High Court will not hear cleaning services giant Spotless Group's challenge to a ruling that found it must pay redundancy entitlements to a group of workers it sacked.
High Court to hear challenge to ruling over ‘defamatory’ Facebook comments
Three media companies have been granted special leave by the High Court to challenge a finding that they could be held liable for allegedly defamatory remarks left under news articles they posted on Facebook.