A $19.6 million legal bill racked up by the law firm behind two 7-Eleven class actions accusing the convenience store chain of misleading franchisees did not warrant the appointment of a contradictor to a hearing seeking approval of a $98 million settlement, a court has heard.
A Thai broadcaster has appealed a decision by IP Australia that found its proposed 7HD trade mark was deceptively similar to the Seven television network’s mark. Â
Two Westpac units have been hit with $10.5 million in fines for providing personal financial advice during a superannuation rollover campaign, with a barrister for ASIC noting the bank had not apologised or expressed regret for the conduct.
Barristersâ costs for a three-day hearing over alleged unfair dismissals of two childcare workers, which exceeded the $60,000 the workers were awarded, could have been avoided with a more ârealisticâ approach to negotiation, the Fair Work Commission has said.
A Pendal fund manager who accused his boss of constant insults and belittling has lost his application for an order to stop bullying, with the Fair Work Commission finding it was not within its jurisdiction to remedy a âdysfunctional work relationshipâ.
A judge has blasted an ex-Linchpin directorâs delay in appealing a five-year disqualification ordered by ASIC and threatened to dismiss the appeal after he failed to comply with court orders.
ANZ may fight to block a sacked trader from relying on his communications with ASIC in a case alleging he was fired after complaining about rate-rigging at the bank, saying it may be unlawful to use the documents, a court has heard.
Intellectual property law firm Spicer Spicer has lost its opposition to Coca-Colaâs patent application for soft drinks and syrups containing an artificial sweetener known as Reb X, with an IP Australia delegate rejecting the firmâs argument the patent was not inventive.
Liberal MP Christian Porter is effectively asking the court to âprotect his reputationâ by seeking to block Nine and NewsCorp from using secret portions of the ABCâs defence to his defamation allegations, Nine told a judge in opposing the move.
AMP has lost its bid to access documents showing software company DST Bluedoor’s revenue forecasts and employee remuneration in a $35.5 million legal stoush alleging the financial services firm induced 11 employees to jump ship after licensing its online advisor platform.