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IP network startup wins injunction against employee who joined rival
Employment 2024-09-03 4:23 pm By Andy Sidler

A former employee of internet service provider Broadband Solutions has been slapped with an injunction restraining his use of company materials and engagement with competitors, with a judge finding it is likely he breached confidentiality clauses.

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Second class action against Quintis wants settlement half to cover legal costs
Class Actions 2024-09-02 11:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

Citing the significant time and costs invested in the litigation, the applicant in the second filed class action over the collapse of Quintis wants his half of a $4.37 million settlement with the sandalwood producer to fund ongoing costs in what remains of the case.

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Lawyer, as well as paid agent, can represent party in workplace dispute, FWC says
Employment 2024-09-02 11:25 pm By Sam Matthews

A full bench of the Fair Work Commission has found that a party may be granted leave to be represented by both a paid agent and a lawyer, rejecting an appeal by the CFMEU in a dispute with BMD Group.

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Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm did not use ‘Wollemi’ trade marks, court told
Intellectual Property 2024-09-02 11:04 pm By Sam Matthews

CBA-backed climate venture capital firm Wollemi says that Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm did not use ‘Wollemi’ and ‘Wollemi Capital’ as trade marks “at any point in time”, as it seeks to defeat Denholm’s appeal of a decision which rejected her family office’s opposition to registration of the marks.

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Spain loses appeal over security after refusing to pay $200M judgment
Scott Robertson 2024-09-02 2:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Kingdom of Spain must pay $56,000 in security to bring its challenge in a long-running dispute over whether it must pay a $200 million arbitral award to two renewable energy investors. 

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Hyundai, Kia must produce docs to class action, can’t get by with ‘sample set’
Class Actions 2024-09-02 2:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Hyundai and Kia have been ordered to produce further documents to allow a class action to investigate the nature and extent of alleged engine defects, with a judge rejecting the car makers’ bid to produce only a sample set of documents.

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Austin Engineering to expand case against rival in spat over employee who jumped ship
Intellectual Property 2024-09-02 11:35 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found ASX-traded mining equipment manufacturer Austin Engineering can use documents disclosed in its case against rival Schlam over a former employee’s alleged leak of confidential business information to expand its claims.

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Aristocrat gets another shot at Lightning Link patent after novel split High Court decision
Intellectual Property 2024-08-30 11:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has allowed Aristocrat to appeal a judge’s rejection of its application to patent its Lightning Link poker machine, citing novel questions raised by an equally split High Court decision about the patentability of its invention.

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Flex commission class action pleadings ‘inappropriate and unhelpful’, says judge
Financial Services 2024-08-30 2:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has criticised the pleadings in class actions against ANZ, Macquarie and Westpac over flexible commission schemes for car dealers, saying they were “inappropriate and unhelpful” in referring to documents in the banking royal commission. 

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World Touring Melbourne wins $2.8M over concert cancelled during COVID pandemic
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-08-30 11:01 pm By Andy Sidler

The Australian Grand Prix Corporation will pay $2.84 million in damages for losses incurred by concert organisers for the cancellation of the 2020 Melbourne Formula One cup and a related Robbie Williams concert during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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