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Lawyers plan second class action against Scenic Tours over disrupted European cruises
Class Actions 2022-02-23 2:52 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Scenic Tours is facing a potential second class action over a series of European cruises that went ahead in 2018 despite a record-breaking drought that saw river levels drop so low they became impassable.

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Aussie fashion designer suing Katy Perry a ‘calculating and dishonest’ witness, court hears
Intellectual Property 2022-02-16 10:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An Australian fashion designer suing Katy Perry over the rights to use the Katy Perry trade mark in Australia is a “calculating and dishonest witness” whose “utterly dishonest” testimony should not be believed, counsel for the pop star said during closing submissions.

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Judge steps down from ‘Love Is In The Air’ copyright case
Intellectual Property 2021-12-14 2:19 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has recused himself from hearing a dispute over the alleged infringement of the copyright for the disco classic ‘Love Is In the Air’ on the eve of a damages hearing.

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Singer Katy Perry accused of trying to ‘snuff out’ Aussie fashion designer
Intellectual Property 2021-11-29 9:52 pm By Bianca Hrovat

US pop star Katy Perry has been accused of using her “financial might” to “snuff out” the small business of an Australian fashion designer, as trial kicked off in a long-running intellectual property dispute over the rights to use the Katy Perry trade mark in Australia.

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Epic’s evidence in clash with Apple could be first in competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-11-04 1:19 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Epic Game’s plan to lead econometric evidence in its dispute with Apple could be the first time such evidence has been led in a competition case in Australia, a judge has said, as he warned that the companies’ “unlimited resources and enthusiasm for victory” should not bog the case down.

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Crown pays $125M to settle class action over Chinese gambling disclosures
Class Actions 2021-10-29 9:30 am By Christine Caulfield

Crown Resorts has reached a $125 million settlement in a shareholder class action, avoiding a six-week trial scheduled to begin on Monday.

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Class action silks thank court for OKing in-person trial that didn’t happen
Courts 2021-10-29 7:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

A settlement in the class action against Crown Resorts put paid to an in-person trial before it began, but gathering in court on Friday to notify the presiding judge of the happy outcome was enough to remind the Victorian litigators what they had missed over the past 18 months.

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Star Entertainment’s woes worsen with third class action probe
Class Actions 2021-10-21 7:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A third law firm has launched an investigation into a potential shareholder class action against Star Entertainment Group after a $1 billion share price nosedive on the back of allegations of lax management of anti-terrorism and money laundering risks.

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Judge rejects bid to shut down Guvera class action
Class Actions 2021-10-20 9:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a request to discontinue a class action on behalf of investors in failed music streaming platform Guvera, saying it was “difficult to understand” why the applicants had launched the case as a class action in the first place.

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Lawyers in Crown Resorts class action fully vaxxed and ready for in-person trial
Class Actions 2021-10-11 10:36 pm By Miklos Bolza

A six-week trial in a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts set to begin at the end of October will start off virtually and shift to an in-person hearing once COVID-19 restrictions are eased in Victoria.

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