Most Recent
Cargill cow gene patent invalid, Federal Court says
Intellectual Property 2018-02-13 4:37 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A federal court judge has found that a bovine gene patent held by Cargill Inc. is invalid, but said the American agriculture giant could beef up the patent claims in response to his ruling.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

5 companies now face Takata airbag class actions
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-01-12 9:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Five automakers have reportedly now been sued by law firm Quinn Emanuel over defective Takata airbags.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

ACCC sues Optus for pressuring customers to move to NBN
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-12-15 9:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Optus has been sued for allegedly pressuring customers to move to the National Broadband Network before they needed to make the switch.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Tabcorp’s $11B merger with Tatts gets thumbs up, again
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-11-17 10:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition Tribunal has for a second time signed off on Tabcorp’s $11 billion merger with lotto giant Tatts, a deal the competition regulator fought hard to stop.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

BrisConnections settles $2.2B case over collapse
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-11-15 1:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

BrisConnections’ receiver PPB Advisory has settled its $2.2 billion lawsuit against engineering consultant Arup, a court was told Monday.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Toyota faces first Takata airbag class action in Australia
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-11-14 9:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Toyota has become the first car manufacturer to be hit with a class action in Australia over faulty Takata airbags, Quinn Emanuel said Monday, and six other automakers are next.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Judge OKs $100M in rate-rigging settlements
King & Wood Mallesons 2017-11-10 10:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge on Friday signed off on $100 million in settlements between Australia’s securities regulator and National Australia Bank Ltd. and Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. for attempting to manipulate the market for the bank bill swap reference rate.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Meriton tried to thwart bad TripAdvisor reviews, judge says
Competition & Consumer Protection 2017-11-10 10:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Property manager Meriton Property Services violated the law by trying to keep guests at its properties from posting bad reviews on TripAdvisor, the Federal Court said Friday, a win for Australia’s consumer regulator in its first case over online reviews.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

ACCC allows AusPost franchisees to collectively bargain
K&L Gates 2017-11-09 9:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian competition regulator has signed off on a bid by a post office industry group that represents Australia Post franchisees to collectively negotiate with Australia Post.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Citibank repays cardholders $4.3M
Financial Services 2017-11-09 12:51 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Citibank will provide refunds of $3.3 million to credit card customers for failing to refund them when their credit card accounts were closed with an outstanding credit balance.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?