The government of Peru has appealed a ruling that rejected its bid to trade mark the alcoholic spirit pisco, after an IP Australia delegate found Aussie consumers think of more than Peruvian pisco when they see the name.
Despite a global economic slowdown Australian lawyers wonât face layoffs like their US counterparts, legal insiders say, but some who cashed in during the COVID-19 talent drought shouldnât expect to see raises any time soon.Â
The NSW government and the former developer of a stalled $2 billion Central Barangaroo development project are headed for a discovery showdown in their $270 million stoush, with both sides fighting to protect what they say are privileged communications.
Executives of collapsed Bruck Textile Technologies have been committed to stand trial on charges alleging they schemed their way out of making more than $3 million in redundancy payments to their 58 employees.Â
Australian banknote manufacturer CCL Secure has succeeded a second time in opposing a patent application by British rival De La Rue International for banknote security technology.
A judge has criticised HWL Ebsworthâs discovery efforts and ordered the law firm to try again in the firmâs dispute with a former partner claiming the company cut him out of a proposed ASX float in 2020.Â
A Shine Lawyers class action over norovirus outbreaks on Carnivalâs Sun Princess cruise ship has called an attempt to see documents outlining its strategy for the case âabusiveâ and âbizarreâ, as the cruise operator continues its fight to have the suit struck out.Â
The developer of healthcare directory app Whitecoat must pay health insurer and joint venture partner NIB $1.6 million for loans that were never repaid following the appâs sale to the Commonwealth Bank for $42.5 million in 2021.Â
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has raised Medibank’s capital adequacy requirement by $250 million, following last year’s cyber attack against the private health insurer, which exposed the personal details of 10 million customers.Â
Commonwealth Bank of Australia has recruited Clayton Utz partner and executive chair Karen OâFlynn to replace the outgoing Carmel Mulhern as the bank’s group general counsel.