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Judge scolds Delta Coal liquidators for late notification of insolvent trading case
A Federal Court judge has criticised the liquidators of coal mining company Delta for waiting over two years to file insolvent trading proceedings against former directors when the same issues of solvency had already been raised in two other cases.
ABC journalist settles defamation case by Liberal MP Andrew Laming for $79,000
ABC reporter Louise Milligan has agreed to pay $79,000 to settle a defamation case by Liberal party MP Andrew Laming over what he called spiteful and accusatory tweets, but the agreement does not include an admission of liability, a court heard on Wednesday.
Gambling addict sues Crown Melbourne over $4.5M loss
A high roller with a severe gambling addiction has taken Crown Melbourne to court, alleging the casino’s “predatory” practices caused him to lose more than $4.5 million over three and a half years.
Judge won’t allow Ampol on site to rebrand Caltex stores
Service station giant Ampol has lost its bid to force petrol station chain EG Fuel Co to allow it access to 87 Caltex sites so they can be rebranded to Ampol stations, with a judge finding it would cause EG “obvious disruption”.
Biogen sues Pharmacor over patent for MS drug Tecfidera
Swiss pharmaceutical company Biogen has filed another lawsuit accusing an Australian generic drug manufacturer of infringing the patent for its blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Tecfidera.
Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel refinery hit with $26.6M judgment over unpaid gas bill
The joint managers of Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel refinery have been ordered to pay $26.6 million for natural gas charges owed, after a court rejected claims they did not need to repay the money because pipeline owners had breached their duties.
Apple asks High Court to undo ‘radical’ Epic Games decision
The Full Federal Court took a "radical" and unorthodox approach with far-reaching consequences by keeping Apple's competition dispute with Fortnite game maker Epic Games in Australia, the Silicon Valley giant has told the High Court.
Energy Beverages files ‘Mother’ of an appeal against trade mark decision
A high-energy trade mark dispute has gone to the Federal Court after the maker of Mother energy drinks lost its bid before IP Australia to prevent a Victoria-based company from registering Kangaroo Mother as a trade mark for beverages.
IOOF may face new misconduct allegations in shareholder class action
The applicant in a shareholder class action against IOOF wants to add ten new misconduct allegations, including that a relative of a former executive made $69,000 by offloading shares.
PwC can’t shut down class action against over $50M bond prospectus
PricewaterhouseCoopers has lost its bid to shut down a class action launched by bondholders of collapsed asset finance lender Axsesstoday Limited over alleged misrepresentations in a $50 million bond offer.