Atomos’ former US-based CEO — who was fired after she failed to relocate to Melbourne — has lost her fight to stay the video technology company’s lawsuit, with a judge finding the dispute over a bridging loan for the international move should be decided under Australian law.
A Network Ten executive received an angry phone call from former prime minister Scott Morrisonâs chief media advisor after claims about the Liberal Partyâs handling of Brittany Higginsâ alleged sexual assault were aired on The Project, new court documents reveal.
A former Commonwealth Bank manager alleging he was fired by the bank after raising concerns about being overworked says he was told âthe job is the jobâ after a period of stress-related leave.
A Sanofi unit has lost its bid for more time to file a divisional application in relation to a hemophilia treatment, with an IP Australia delegate finding that a US lawyer’s mistaken belief about Australian patent law did not explain the companyâs failure to make the application in time.
Four current and former Linchpin Capital directors have been disqualified from heading up companies and hit with a combined $390,000 in penalties, after a judge found they improperly used their positions as directors to line their own pockets.
Network Ten has argued that accused rapist Bruce Lerhmannâs evidence should be treated with âextreme suspicionâ and rejected where it is not corroborated, as the judge overseeing Lehrmannâs defamation case against the broadcaster noted âreal credit issuesâ with both Lehrmann and his accuser Brittany Higgins.Â
Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann’s denial that he had any sexual contact with his former colleague Brittany Higgins was “quite disgraceful conduct”, the judge presiding over his defamation trial has heard.
A judge has hit Airbnb with a $15 million penalty for misleading Australian consumers by displaying accommodation prices in US dollars, on top a $15 million consumer redress scheme the vacation rental giant has implemented.
A judge has approved a 24 per cent group costs order in a consolidated class action against a2 Milk, noting the complexity of the claims against the dairy giant and saying a GCO would align the class action lawyers’ interests with group members’.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has renewed its calls for the government to adopt its proposed reforms to the merger regime, warning that consumers and businesses will pay the price for continuing anti-competitive mergers which enable parties to engage in âlegal brinkmanshipâ with the regulator.