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Bayer has filed a High Court challenge to a decision that invalidated its patents for blockbuster blood thinner Xarelto, saying it would adversely affect drug research and development.
‘Replete with error’: Firm fights $5.4M security order in Macquarie class action
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A law firm is challenging an order that it pay $5.4 million in a class action against Macquarie Leasing as security for the lender’s costs, saying concerns about its borrowing capacity were “theoretical and speculative.”
ATO understaffing to blame for tax dispute escalation, says new Dentons partner
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Dentons has nabbed former Hamilton Locke tax disputes partner Damien Bourke, who wants to build up the team aggressively and nominated ATO understaffing as a pressing issue.
Aurizon’s Flinders Logistics buy wins ACCC nod after deal restructure
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Rail freight operator Aurizon has secured ACCC clearance for its proposed acquisition of stevedoring business Flinders Logistics after restructuring the deal.
ACCC accuses Webjet of misleading customers about flight prices, bookings
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Online travel booking site Webjet has been taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for allegedly misleading consumers about flight prices and bookings.
Firm fees, funder’s cut slashed in $180M stolen wages class action settlement
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A judge has approved a settlement of up to $180.4 million in a stolen wages class action against the WA government but slashed the law firm’s fees and funder’s commission.
Clayton Utz got biggest slice of government’s $600M legal spend
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The federal government spent more than $600 million on private law firms in 2022-23, and Clayton Utz was the firm the government turned to the most.
Lander & Rogers denies taking adverse action against wheelchair user
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Lander & Rogers has denied a former practice group manager’s claims that the firm engaged in a dodgy invoicing scheme and took adverse action against him after he began using a wheelchair.
Keybridge shareholder can sue over $4.75M advance for Lake Como property
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A judge has rejected a shareholder’s bid to wind up investment firm Keybridge Capital, but allowed it to bring a derivative suit over a $4.75 million advance used for a director to purchase a Lake Como property.
Real estate ‘mogul’ Sasha Hopkins slapped with $1.25M fine
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A judge has ordered self-styled real estate mogul Sasha Hopkins to pay a $1.25 million penalty for luring investors to put their life savings into risky property developments.