Most Recent
Katy Perry wins bid to withdraw ‘wrong’ admission in trade mark dispute
Intellectual Property 2021-09-24 2:10 pm By Cindy Cameronne

US singer Katy Perry can withdraw an admission in a trade mark infringement case that licensing her brand to Target and Myer constituted use, with a judge finding the admission was “not consistent with current law”.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Katy Perry wants to withdraw ‘wrong’ admission in trade mark spat with designer
Intellectual Property 2021-09-14 9:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

US singer Katy Perry is seeking to withdraw an admission that licensing her trade mark to Target and Myer constituted use, saying it was plainly “wrong” after the Full Federal Court held an owner who authorised use of a mark was not liable for direct infringement.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

‘Curious choice’ to sue PwC and not Baker McKenzie, judge says
Accounting 2021-09-13 2:00 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Chinese lender Aoyin must pay PricewaterhouseCoopers’ legal costs for a vacated trial after Aoyin’s eleventh hour decision to join Baker McKenzie to a $10 million cross-claim in a dispute concerning the accounting firm’s advice on its failed bid to launch the first Chinese incorporated bank in Australia.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

PwC to face misleading conduct claim over advice to Chinese lender
Financial Services 2021-08-17 11:46 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has found PwC should face a claim that it engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct while assisting Chinese lender Aoyin with its planned launch in Australia by failing to properly advise the company there was a risk its shareholders did not comply with APRA’s ‘fit and proper’ requirement.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Baker McKenzie negligent in advising on Chinese lender’s failed Aussie launch, court hears
Professional Negligence 2021-08-11 3:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Baker McKenzie has been accused of negligence in a cross claim by Chinese lender Aoyin, which faces a lawsuit by accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers for unpaid fees over advice related to a failed bid to launch a bank in Australia.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Minetek can’t inspect USB devices for potential lawsuit against ex-employee, court rules
Intellectual Property 2021-07-22 10:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Global mine technology company Minetek has lost its bid to access USB devices held by equipment manufacturer Howden’s solicitors for use in a potential lawsuit against a former employee who it says may have unlawfully used confidential company information.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Minetek wants lawyers to hand over USB devices as its mulls lawsuit against ex-employee
Emma Bathurst 2021-07-15 6:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Global mine technology company Minetek is considering a lawsuit against a former employee who may have unlawfully used confidential company information, a court has heard.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

AkzoNobel hit with new lawsuit over $45B Ichthys LNG project
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-07-12 6:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Japanese oil company Inpex has sued Dutch paint manufacturer AkzoNobel for allegedly making misleading statements about an epoxy coating it supplied for use in the Ichthys Liquefied Natural Gas project in Bladin Point, Darwin.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Pop star Katy Perry wins privilege spat in trade mark lawsuit against designer
Intellectual Property 2021-06-28 4:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

US singer Katy Perry has won a ruling shielding communications with lawyers from 2009 in a trade mark dispute with Australian fashion designer Katie Perry.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Christian Porter appeals removal of silk from defamation case against ABC
Appeals 2021-06-25 5:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Christian Porter has appealed a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?