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A rugby player has sued the Australian Rugby League Commission after he was barred from playing while he faces sex assault charges.
Sacked Qantas flight attendant loses appeal over Manhattan martini drinking spree
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A former Qantas flight attendant who was sacked after getting drunk on peach martinis at a bar while off duty in Manhattan has lost an appeal of a finding that the airline had valid reasons for dismissing him.
WorleyParsons class action trial delayed in 11th hour judge swap
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The trial in a much anticipated shareholder class action against engineering firm WorleyParsons scheduled to commence this week has hit a roadblock, with a last minute change in the judge that will hear the matter.
United Petroleum loses $2M award over compulsory land acquisition
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An appeals court has overturned a ruling awarding $2 million in compensation to United Petroleum after the state government compulsorily acquired land on which the petrol retailer operated a service station and restaurant.
ABC paid Michelle Guthrie $730,000 to settle unfair dismissal case
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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
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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
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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
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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’
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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
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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.