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Switzerland-based Biogen has sued generic drug maker MSN Laboratories for allegedly threatening to infringe the patent for its top-selling oral MS drug Tecfidera.
Tatts takes ATO to court over deduction for $120M lotto licence
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Tabcorp-owned Tatts Group has appealed a finding from the Commissioner of Taxation that it cannot deduct a $120 million lotto licence from it assessable income for the 2017 financial year.
Secure Logic faces potential criminal prosecution for employee spying
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Cyber security company Secure Logic Group has won an injunction barring two former executives from using confidential information, but the victory is a Pyrrhic one for the firm, whose covert surveillance of one of the executives could lead to criminal charges.
Ex-Kleenmaid director wins retrial on charges relating to $13M Westpac fraud
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An appeals court has set aside the fraud and insolvent trading conviction of Andrew Young, founder of defunct whitegoods distributor Kleenmaid, and ordered a retrial after finding a jury should have determined whether he was mentally fit to stand trial.
Roberts-Smith hired private investigator to check ex-partner had abortion, court hears
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Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has told a court that he hired a private investigator to find out whether a woman who has accused him of domestic violence had an abortion and to obtain the home addresses of six SAS soldiers set to give evidence in his defamation trial.
King & Wood Mallesons’ Luke Hawthorne on why patent law is so cool
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King & Wood Mallesons senior associate Luke Hawthorne lives to roll up his sleeves and delve into the “weird and wonderful” technologies behind the patent cases he works on.
NAB wins $43M judgment against ex-Dick Smith director but receivers walk away empty handed
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A judge has awarded $43 million to National Australia Bank in its lawsuit against former directors of failed retailer Dick Smith, but threw out claims against company directors brought by HSBC and the retailer’s receivers.
Car repair group AMA agrees to early mediation with former CEO Andrew Hopkins
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AMA Group has told a court it will enter early mediation in its lawsuit against former CEO Andrew Hopkins that alleges he owes $2.4 million in unauthorised expenses and repayments on an outstanding loan.
Christian Porter, Sue Chrysanthou hit with costs in Jo Dyer lawsuit
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Christian Porter and silk Sue Chrysanthou have been ordered to foot the legal bill of a friend of the woman who accused Porter of rape, after she succeeded in having the barrister removed from defamation proceedings the former attorney-general brought against the ABC.
Johnson Winter & Slattery’s Sara Gaertner at her best in the deep end
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For Johnson Winter & Slattery senior associate Sara Gaertner, being a lawyer working on high-stakes litigation wasn’t always on the cards. She was working at an accounting firm when she decided to make the career switch. She hasn’t looked back since.