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WiseTech’s Richard White resolves legal spat with beautician
Bankruptcy 2024-10-22 2:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Sydney beautician has resolved her action seeking to set aside a bankruptcy notice filed by her alleged former lover, WiseTech Global boss Richard White.

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Court rejects Rio Tinto shareholders’ bid to intervene in Jabiluka mine lease fight
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-10-22 10:35 pm By Andy Sidler

Two firms representing some Rio Tinto shareholders have lost their bid to intervene in Energy Resources’ fight to renew its lease for the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory.

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Reject Shop fights ’18 months of extra liability’ in underpayments class action
Class Actions 2024-10-22 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

The Reject Shop is fighting an underpayments class action’s bid to reformulate its claims, which the discount retailer said could saddle with an extra 18 months of liability.

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Sydney light rail class action pulls up to the High Court
Appeals 2024-10-21 11:48 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has been asked to revive a class action over Sydney’s light rail construction and weigh in on whether litigation funders can claim their commissions as damages.

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iSignthis’ John Karantzis could not pay $1.5M penalty, court told
ASIC 2024-10-21 11:38 pm By Andy Sidler

The former CEO of fintech iSignthis would need a loan to pay a $1.5 million penalty sought by the corporate regulator for breaches of directors duties, a court has heard.

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Funder seeks $10.6M cut from Mayne Pharma class action settlement
Securities 2024-10-21 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The funder and law firm that ran a shareholder class action against Mayne Pharma are seeking deductions that would leave more than half of a $38 million settlement for group members.

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Ditched by Ashurst, Care A2 set to miss own trade mark trial
Intellectual Property 2024-10-18 4:10 pm By Sam Matthews

Care A2 is set to miss the trial in its trade mark fight with rival A2 Milk after the baby formula company was ditched by its lawyers at Ashurst days ago. 

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Suppression of Seven reporter’s case a valuable ‘bargaining chip’: judge
Employment 2024-10-18 5:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Seven has won a suppression order over an ex-Spotlight reporter’s claim, with a judge finding that public access to the “colourful and embarrassing” claim could adversely affect mediation.

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Isuzu can’t stay Directed Electronics case despite $170M trade secrets win
Intellectual Property 2024-10-18 11:01 pm By Sam Matthews

Vehicle maker Isuzu can’t shut down an $18 million suit by car alarm company Directed Electronics over a former employee’s alleged theft of trade secrets.

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New battle in Lexapro patent war between Lundbeck, Sandoz
Appeals 2024-10-18 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Novartis unit Sandoz is appealing a tribunal decision in favour of pharmaceutical company Lundbeck over a licence to sell a generic version of leading antidepressant Lexapro.

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