A judge has dismissed a franchisee class action against the Hogâs Breath Cafe restaurant chain after the lead applicants failed to hand over $1.23 million in security for costs.
The latest judge to join the NSW Supreme Court has expressed a desire to foster a serious but collegiate environment for advocates and has remarked on the rising importance of legal directories for barristers.Â
A judge has refused to retroactively approve a conditional costs agreement between a liquidator and a Sydney law firm to pursue claims against a former director and employee of defunct project management firm AJW, rejecting as misconceived the claim that approval had utility only after a settlement.
A letter by King & Wood Mallesons was an unjustifiable threat of patent litigation against car accessories company Clearview, as was an announcement by the firm’s client MSA, but MSA’s director cannot be held liable as a joint tortfeasor under the Patents Act, a judge has found.
Expect more legal battles this year over the right to work from home, with employees continuing to demand flexibility but businesses starting to push back, according to legal experts.
Australian beverage company Bickfords, which makes ‘Real McCoy’ whiskey mixed drinks, has successfully opposed rival drink maker Frucor Suntoryâs bid to trade mark the same name for a fruit juice product, with an IP Australia delegate finding the beverages were similar.
A former professional footy player has taken the Australian Football League to court, claiming it is liable for alleged racial vilification and abuse by a coach in 1997, just months after the league was hit with a class action accusing it of racism and discrimination.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will conduct a one-year inquiry into supermarket pricing and competition amid concerns by consumers.
Two former directors of a Canberra property development group have lost their bid to bar ASIC from announcing their disqualification, with a tribunal finding this would keep financiers and creditors âin the darkâ and make the market less transparent.
An e-commerce company did not have a valid reason for dismissing an employee who worked from home on a mandatory in-office day and must pay him $26,496 in compensation, the Fair Work Commission has found.