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DQ’d exec appeals ruling that Gadens email was proper service
Securities 2018-08-07 12:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Perth businessman has filed an appeal of a judge’s ruling that an email forwarded by a Gadens lawyer fromĀ ASIC alerting him that he had been disqualified from serving as a director constituted proper notification.

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ACCC appeals suppressed ruling in Cascade Coal cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-07 10:08 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The ACCC is appealing a ruling dismissing its cartel case against Cascade Coal that alleged the company reached an agreement with rival Loyal Coal in the 2009 tender process for mining exploration licences in the Bylong Valley, NSW.

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Private equity co. hit with $6.6M penalty for exploiting investor with dementia
Securities 2018-08-06 5:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A cane farmer in his 80’s suffering from Alzheimer’s disease will get $6.6 million back that he invested in a failed technology venture, after a judge found the private equity company that arranged the investment exploited the man’s disability.

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Victoria’s Secret files lawsuit over knockoff body sprays
Intellectual Property 2018-08-06 11:43 am By Cat Fredenburgh

US lingerie company Victoria’s Secret has brought a lawsuit over the sale of knockoff products that mimic the get-up of its trade marked body care products, ahead of the much-anticipated launch of its first store in Australia.

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ACCC’s Sims issues warning to merger parties
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-08-03 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

ACCC chair Rod Sims has warned the regulator is ready to take on any anti-competitive behaviour it uncovers during a phase-two merger review.

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$39M in settlements reached in class actions against Sandhurst Trustees
Class Actions 2018-08-03 11:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Settlements totaling $39 million have been reached in two class actions against the former trustee of failed investment groups LKM Capital and GR Finance.

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Slater & Gordon auditor faces second class action
Securities 2018-08-03 10:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Slater & Gordon auditor Pitcher Partners has been hit with a class action alleging it signed off on an overly rosy 2015 year-end financial report that failed to disclose risks and impairments the firm faced from its recent acquisition of UK firm Quindell.

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DoD faces class action over contamination from army base
Class Actions 2018-08-03 8:53 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Shine Lawyers has filed a class action against the Department of Defence on behalf of the town of Katherine alleging it has been “devastated” by exposure to toxic chemicals from a nearby DoD base that have been linked to certain cancers and immune dysfunction.

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Australian Bar Association defeats challenge to trade mark registration
Intellectual Property 2018-08-02 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Bar Association can move forward with its plans to trade mark the terms ‘Austbar’ and ‘Aust bar’ after defeating a second challenge brought by a rival barristers group.

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OAIC says data breach notification scheme is working
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2018-08-01 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

In the first full quarter following the implementation of its mandatory data breach reporting rules, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner received an average of 2.6 data breach notifications per day, evidence the new regime is working, the regulator said.

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