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 āwrongā after the Full Federal Court held an owner who authorised use of a mark was not liable for direct infringement.
AMP has hit back at fees for no service court proceedings brought by ASIC, arguing it was legally entitled to charge customers premiums and advice fees for life insurance after they died.
ASIC has agreed to provide Westpac with the transcript of a compulsory examination of one of its traders in court proceedings accusing the bank of insider trading in relation to the $16 billion privatisation of electricity provider Ausgrid.
A judge has allowed a new applicant to lead a shareholder class action against recycling company Sims Metal Management, ruling that he could not force the original applicant to continue in the role when it wanted to back out.
A judge has put off next month’s trial in one of two class actions brought by local councils against insurance JLT Risk Solutions over allegedly excessive premiums, but said the adjournment application would likely have failed if either side had put up a fight.
A judge has vacated next year’s trial in ASIC’s insider trading case against Westpac despite “misgivings”, and has made orders regarding confidential evidence after the Australian financial watchdog argued that handing the material to the bank could damage its relationship with its Hong Kong counterpart.
The number of lawyers involved in a class action against 3A Composites over allegedly combustible cladding is set to balloon, with the German cladding manufacturer lobbing cross-claims against nine different parties.
A judge has denied a law firm’s bid to stay a rival’s closed shareholder class action against construction giant Boral but warned courts must be alive to the potential for conflicts where lawyers stand to reap “very significant financial awards” from class action proceedings.
GetSwift has reached an agreement to settle a shareholder class action accusing the logistics company of misleading statements over contracts, avoiding a trial that was set to begin in two months.
ASICās case accusing Westpac of insider trading before the $16 billion privatisation of electricity provider Ausgrid should be heard āas quickly as the court can deal with itā, a judge has said.