The High Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal from a decision of the Full Federal Court relating to novelty and the inventive step in s 7 of the Patents Act 1990 (Cth). Astrazeneca holds the patent relating to a method of treating high blood cholesterol using a compound called rosuvastatin, marketed under the drug name Crestor. The respondent drug companies produce and sell Continue reading →

The High Court has unanimously allowed an appeal from a decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal relating to the tort of negligence and inferential fact-finding. Fuller-Lyons, a cognitively-impaired minor, was severely injured after he fell from a train moving at about 100kph. The primary judge found that it was likely Continue reading →