Pharmacor is resisting AstraZeneca’s notice to produce in an intellectual property fight over diabetes drug Forxiga, claiming privilege over material evidencing its consideration of a new claim challenging the validity of a patent extension.
The corporate regulator has delivered a scathing report on exchange operator ASX, finding it has significantly under-invested in technology in favour of delivering short-term dividends to shareholders.
A former RAMS franchisee has raised concerns about a joint trial of its case with a related class action against the defunct Westpac home loan subsidiary, saying the overlap between the cases may be “much less than advertised”.
The competition regulator will further probe US keg company MicroStar’s proposed acquisition of the assets of rival keg pooling service Konvoy, saying the transaction could substantially lessen competition.
Non-profit aged care provider Southern Cross Care has agreed to pay over $11.7 million to 5,500 underpaid staff as part of a court-enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Rideshare giant Uber is not a passive intermediary between drivers and riders, the NSW Office of State Revenue has told the High Court in a case over $81 million in payroll tax, but controls trips via its platform “from start to finish”.
Questioning of the first witness in Dexus’ case against Melbourne Airport’s operator was an hour in when trial was halted by the judge, who complained of flying by the seat of his pants, documentary evidence-wise.
German car hire company SIXT has attacked the Darwin International airport owner’s construction of their lease contract in a $1.9 million spat over the appropriate formula for rent calculations, saying it was trying to have the “best of both worlds”.
Trial in a case by the Wilderness Society challenging Santos’ plans for its Reindeer gas field kicked off Tuesday, with counsel for the activist group saying the energy giant needed to show it coud cover decommissioning costs.
NextDC has issued a $1 billion wholesale securities offer to finance its growth, as the global data centre business booms on the back of an AI frenzy.
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