An Australian fashion designer has asked the High Court to overturn a Full Court win for singer Katy Perry in a long-running trade mark dispute, saying the court’s findings “wrongly privilege the powerful and famous over ordinary traders”.
The operator of online gambling sites Ladbrokes and Neds has been taken to court by AUSTRAC for alleged “systemic” money laundering compliance failures.
An appeals court has found that a claim by indie duo Angus & Julia Stone alleging their former talent management company owes $2.8 million in overcharges should proceed in a UK court.
The Full Court has overturned a finding that singer Katy Perry infringed an Australian fashion designer’s ‘Katie Perry’ mark, finding the designer knew of the pop star when she registered the mark.
The NSW government’s bid for the names of 2,316 registered group members in a class action over strip searches at music festivals has been knocked back by the court.
The Melbourne Symphony has hit back at a pianist’s suit over a cancelled recital after he made impromptu comments about the war in Gaza, saying he had no right to make the unauthorised remarks.
Concert pianist Jayson Gillham is suing the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, claiming it discriminated against him by cancelling a performance over comments on the Gaza conflict.
The developer of the blockbuster horror video game Dead by Daylight has succeeded in revoking the trade mark of rival developer of a virtual sporting game.
The Museum of Old and New Art has won its bid to exclude men from its ‘Ladies Lounge’ exhibit, which a judge found promoted equal opportunity by providing a “flipped universe”.
Actor Christie Whelan Browne has resolved a lawsuit against theatre company Oldfield Entertainment alleging it violating the Sex Discrimination Act by subjecting her to sexual discrimination and harassment by fellow cast member Craig McLachlan during its 2014 production of the Rocky Horror Show.