International real estate franchisor Re/Max is close to settling a trade mark case it brought against competitor Resimax, a Federal Court judge has heard.
The ACCC is working on a court enforceable undertaking with Apple’s Australian unit after it reached a $9 million settlement with Apple Inc. over allegations the company’s iPhone and iPad repair policies violated the Australian Consumer Law, a Federal Court judge said Wednesday.
In a judgment signing off on Apple’s $9 million settlement with the ACCC over the tech giant’s repair policies, a Federal Court judge has said the case is a “paradigm example” of the problem with how penalties are assessed under the Australian Consumer Law.
A judge has shot down a Perth businessman’s argument that an email forwarded by a Gadens lawyer from ASIC alerting him that he had been disqualified from serving as a director did not constitute proper notification.
Ratepayers of a Perth suburb Meville have lost their challenge to a 30-year lease for the $25 million development of a surf park and recreational facility.
Bianca Rinehart has won a small legal victory over her mother, Gina Rinehart, with the Supreme Court permitting, but limiting, her use of subpoenas to obtain documents on the alleged misuse of funds from mining giant Hancock Prospecting.
The judge overseeing the administration of Provident Capital has invited debenture holders to object to the company’s receivers staying on after their firm completes its merger with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Provident’s former auditor which has also been named as a cross-defendant in two class actions over Providentās collapse.
A judge has shot down a bid by Kraft for extensive discovery from Bega, but granted its request for a so-called Sabre order against US company Mondelez, three weeks before trial kicks off in the case over who owns the rights to the iconic Kraft peanut butter trade dress in Australia.
ASX-listed Servcorp has settled court action by the consumer watchdog over unfair terms in its small business contracts that shielded the office space provider from liability and gave it unilateral power to terminate agreements with customers.Ā
The US securities regulator is reportedly looking into Facebook’s disclosures to investors about the harvesting of user data by political research firm Cambridge Analytica, as the company faces the threat of a privacy class action in Australia over the data debacle.