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Designer appeals loss after court finds bikini style name not a trade mark
Intellectual Property 2019-11-06 7:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Women’s fashion designer Pinnacle Runway is challenging a ruling that found a rival’s use of the name ‘Delphine’ to describe a bikini style did not constitute trade mark infringement, but the challenge might cost more than the fight is worth, after a judge found the company had already spent “many times more in legal costs” then it could hope to recover.

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Judge shoots down objections to Mossgreen liquidators’ payday
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-11-06 5:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

The administrators and liquidators of failed auction house Mossgreen have had their $646,000 in fees approved over the objections of creditors, with a judge saying they were entitled to the remuneration after recovering more than $2 million in assets.

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‘Underbelly’ actor denies sexual harassment claims by TV show extra
Employment 2019-11-06 3:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Acclaimed ‘Underbelly’ actor Damien Walshe-Howling is defending allegations that he sexually harassed an extra on the set of Channel Ten’s ‘Bikie Wars’ when he grabbed the actress and forced his tongue into her mouth.

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Ex-Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell was ‘determined’ to award Open rights to Seven, court hears
ASIC 2019-11-04 11:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell was “pushing very hard” for the Seven Network to score the domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Open in 2013 over better offers from rival broadcasters, the Federal Court heard Monday.

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ASIC secures disqualifications, fines against Vocation directors
ASIC 2019-11-04 2:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Three former Vocation executives  — including former federal Treasurer John Dawkins — have been hit with disaqualification orders and fines totalling $125,000 after a court found they breached their directors’ duties ahead of the collapse of the education provider.

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ACCC’s cartel case against BlueScope years in the making, court told
Cameron Moore 2019-11-01 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

The competition regulator has been probing alleged cartel conduct by steel giant Bluescope for a number of years, counsel for the company told a court Friday as it sought transcripts of the watchdog’s compulsory interviews of witnesses and asked for five months to put on a defence.

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Funder to fight for Murray Goulburn class action commission, as milk supplier settles second case
Class Actions 2019-11-01 9:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Murray Goulburn has agreed to pay $37.5 million to resolve the second of two shareholder class actions over its 2016 profit forecasts, as the $42 million settlement of the first class action is held up over questions about the litigation funder’s commission. 

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Training college Unique cops $4M penalty in ACCC case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-10-31 2:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Unique International College has been slapped with a $4.165 million penalty after a court found the defunct vocational trainer engaged in unconscionable conduct in enrolling students in courses costing up to $22,000.

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FreezeFrame launches infringement action over RevitalEyes knock-offs
Intellectual Property 2019-10-30 10:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

The cosmetics company behind the beauty range FreezeFrame has filed proceedings against a group of companies allegedly selling counterfeit versions of its popular products, which include the top-selling RevitalEyes.

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New class action alleges ‘institutional racism’ by NT government
Class Actions 2019-10-30 9:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Northern Territory government has been hit with a class action alleging the Indigenous population of the remote NT community of Wadeye is subject to “institutional racism” by government authorities.

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