A claim by Treasury Wine Estates that Maurice Blackburn — but no other law firm — is prohibited from bringing a shareholder class action over disclosure breaches related to its US business had an “air of unreality” about it, a judge has said.
Three high stakes lawsuits brought by a2 Milk Company against rival diary producers over the use of a2 as a trade mark may be heard together in early 2021.
ISignthis is ramping up its battle against the ASX, seeking court approval to amend its lawsuit against the exchange to seek more than $27 million in damages for its alleged misleading and deceptive conduct.
A former director of GetSwift has given evidence at trial in ASIC’s case against the logistics provider that the company drafted a correction to a misleading ASX announcement about a deal with fruit and milk delivery provider Fruit Box but never released it.
The Brisbane-based burger chain at the centre of a trademark stoush with buffet bar pioneer Sizzler has agreed to refrain from its allegedly infringing trade mark use until the case is decided.
A court has granted a bid by two directors of Thai Airways to preserve the airline’s Australian assets as the company, which was hit hard due to the COVID-19 pandemic, undergoes an urgent restructure in Thailand.
In a defeat to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, a judge has found a key witness in the trial against former Quintis director Frank Wilson must give evidence in person, delaying the hearing indefinitely until coronavirus-related travel restrictions are lifted.
Casual dining pioneer Sizzler has served up a trade mark lawsuit over an eponymous burger sold by a Brisbane-based burger chain and marketed as an “ode to the cultural icon”.
Coffee capsule machine manufacturer Caffitaly has suffered a significant loss in its intellectual property case against a rival, with the Federal Court dismissing its infringement claims and revoking three of its patents in a single shot.
Before the High Court hears constitutional arguments over the Queensland and Western Australian border closures, the Federal Court will have to weigh just how real the risk is of border hoppers increasing the number of coronavirus cases and deaths in the states, a judge has been told.