AMP denies acting unconscionably by charging dead customers for life insurance

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AMP has admitted two of its units charged customers fees for no service but denied it acted unconscionably in a case brought by the corporate regulator alleging it continued to charge advice fees and life insurance premiums to customers who had died. 

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Pfizer sues drug companies over Enbrel biosimilar

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Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has fired off a lawsuit against four drug companies for allegedly infringing one of its patents for biologic Enbrel by selling a biosimilar of the blockbuster arthritis drug in Australia.

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ASIC says Australian Mines lied about funding for ‘critical’ $500M project

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The corporate regulator has taken Australian Mines to court after its managing director was allegedly caught lying at an investment conference about the value of an offtake agreement and funding for a project at its cobalt and nickel mine in Queensland.

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Receptionist at centre of Tim Paine sexting saga should not be believed, Cricket Tasmania says

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A former receptionist’s claims of ill mental health after allegedly suffering sexual harassment by Australian cricket players and managers do not “ring true”, Cricket Tasmania has argued as the receptionist fights to bring her case out of time. 

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Virgin says top pilot was not sacked for complaining about bullying by CEO

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Virgin Australia has struck back at a lawsuit by its former chief pilot alleging the airline sacked him for complaining of bullying and harassment by its CEO, saying it terminated the pilot’s employment after he was deemed medically unfit for his role.

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‘I wish I’d never gone to lunch’: Banksia’s ‘postbox’ solicitor rues day he dined with Mark Elliott

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A solicitor fighting to remain on the roll after his involvement in the infamous Banksia Securities class action has told of his regret at having lunch with the funder behind the case eight years ago — a meeting that set in motion a plot driven by lawyers to deceive seven Supreme Court judges and defraud thousands of investors.

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Showbiz ‘different to other workplaces’, Craig McLachlan’s lawyer tells court

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A parade of actors are expected to take the stand and testify against Craig McLachlan at a trial that kicked off Monday in his defamation case against Rocky Horror Show co-star Christie Whelan Browne and publishers ABC and Fairfax.

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KPMG should have advised Gunns to notify growers of new financing, class action says

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A class action over the failure of six managed investment schemes for eucalyptus wood in Tasmania has accused KPMG of failing to advise forestry giant Gunns that it had to tell growers about $720 million in financing it sought in 2007.

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Bayer drops challenge over patent extension for contraceptive drug

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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.

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