NAB has successfully opposed a US companyâs bid to register a trade mark for ‘UWallet’, with IP Australia rejecting claims the bank was trying to establish a âde facto monopolyâ.
Class closure orders are “anathema” to the purpose of group proceedings in facilitating access to justice and should never be ordered, the High Court has been told.
A class action over deaths allegedly caused by negligent care at a NSW aged care facility during COVID-19 has settled.Â
Wealth manager Escada Partners has lost its lawsuit against two former partners who defected to rival LGT Crestone, with a judge finding a five-year non-compete clause was unreasonable.
An appeals court has set aside a $160,000 judgment against Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell after finding a âtime poorâ trial judge had copied and pasted submissions in key parts of his ruling.
A class action against Virgin Australia wants to drag Velocity Rewards into the case, claiming the frequent flyer program was involved in misleading investors about $460 million in funds on Virginâs balance sheet.
A “time poor” judge’s extensive copying and pasting of submissions and an offensive tweet by senator Pauline Hanson were at the centre of the week’s biggest litigation wins.
A judge has ordered Victoria’s Peninsula Health to fork over $316,260 in penalties for failing to pay overtime to a junior doctor leading a class action, saying the hospital operator had a âhighly irresponsible attitudeâ.
An appeals court has set aside a $160,000 judgment against Sydney law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell, overturning a finding that a founding partner engaged in a “campaign of denigration” against a former general manager.
In a loss for Bed Bath N’ Table, the Full Court has overturned a finding that homewares retailer House engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by setting up its ‘Bed & Bath’ stores.