A court has held that a ânuancedâ business model used by a rental company providing long-term leases to often vulnerable consumer for household items breached the Credit Act, finding the loan agreements were in substance credit contracts. Federal Court Justice Lisa Hespe found on Wednesday that Rent4Keeps attempted to avoid being caught by the Credit…
Michael Hill has won its challenge to a decision that found the jewellery retailer breached an exclusivity clause and minimum order requirements in a sales agreement with a packaging supplier.Â
A Sleeping Duck shareholder has been ordered to pay the company’s costs on an indemnity basis in its failed oppression suit, with a judge finding that its decisions to reject Sleeping Duck’s buy-out offers of roughly $4 million were unreasonable.
The Pakistani government’s opposition to India’s attempt to register a composite ‘Basmati’ trade mark will go on despite filing delays, with a delegate finding it was in the public interest to allow the opposition.
A former employee of internet service provider Broadband Solutions has been slapped with an injunction restraining his use of company materials and engagement with competitors, with a judge finding it is likely he breached confidentiality clauses.
A judge has found ASX-traded mining equipment manufacturer Austin Engineering can use documents disclosed in its case against rival Schlam over a former employee’s alleged leak of confidential business information to expand its claims.
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation will pay $2.84 million in damages for losses incurred by concert organisers for the cancellation of the 2020 Melbourne Formula One cup and a related Robbie Williams concert during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seven Network has told a court 13 women have come forward with complaints about television reporter Robert Ovadia since his dismissal in June.
The managing director of legal recruiter Mahlab allegedly told an employee representing a female client who had received an employment offer from Bayer that she should not “worry about the gender pay gap”, according to a new lawsuit.
Engineering and construction firm Laing O’Rourke has been ordered to pay a former employee $1.5 million in loss and damages following his dismissal over false claims he was aggressive towards Stayz hosts who complained about a late night work party.