A NSW Supreme Court judge refused Friday to pause one of five class actions against AMP despite an impending battle over where the cases should be heard.
The Australian regulator that oversees car recalls is looking into whether Mercedes-Benz supplied cars in Australia that contain a defeat device, after regulators in the UK and Germany ordered mandatory recalls of cars fitted with the software used to cheat on emissions tests.
Pokies giants Ainsworth Game Technology and Aristocrat Technologies have settled their spat over access to documents ahead of a hearing to decide if Aristocrat can gather evidence for a possible case alleging its rival stole an idea for a new poker machine.
A Federal Court judge on Thursday dismissed a “flimsy” application by IT firm EIFY to launch an appeal out of time in a software copyright dispute with 3D Safety Services.
The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union and one of its officials have been fined more than $50,000 after the official targeted a group of Chevron workers with a foul-mouthed “rant” for leaving the union.
A Fairfax Media article at the centre of a defamation case by Meriton founder Harry Triguboff does not defame the billionaire because it’s not about him, a Federal Court judge has said, calling the lawsuit a “flagrant” attempt to subvert laws that block companies from bringing defamation suits.
The corporate regulator has launched civil proceedings against the former managing director of sandalwood oil producer Quintis, after the company kept its board in the dark about the termination of a supply contract with Nestle unit Galderma.
A record $4.75 million defamation payout to Australian actor Rebel Wilson was cut to $600,000 on Thursday by the Victorian Court of Appeal after a challenge by magazine publisher Bauer Media.
Australian bicycle manufacturer Reid Cycles is appealing an IP Australia decision to reject its application for the Condor trade mark after a successful opposition by UK-based Condor Cycles.
S&P Global Ratings and ANZ Banking Group have agreed to settle seven class actions over toxic financial products given healthy credit ratings ahead of the global financial crisis.