A Federal Court judge has appointed a costs referee in a shareholder class action against two units of dairy co-op Murray Goulburn over a 2016 profit forecast revision which recently settled for $42 million.
A judge has dismissed failed winemaker David James latest bid to overturn a $14 million guarantor judgment against him and in favour of ANZ, saying much of his sworn evidence was âmanufacturedâ and âobviously tailored to suit his caseâ.
Printer giant Seiko Epson has won its cross-appeal against cartridge reseller Calidad in a Full Federal Court decision that further clarifies the extent to which patentees can prevent those acquiring a patent’s title from repurposing or manipulating the original product.
The Federal Court has ordered the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to hand over documents to Vodafone that were âdirectly relevantâ to its decision to oppose the $15 billion Vodafone-TPG merger. In an order given Wednesday, Federal Court Justice John Middleton directed the ACCC to conduct a reasonable search and provide any relevant documents from…
Casino and mobile game giant Aristocrat Technologies has sued rival Ainsworth Game Technology for alleged copyright infringement and breaches of Australian consumer law following the suspected theft of trade secrets by an employee.
Boutique class actions law firm Phi Finney McDonald has won its bid to reserve costs incurred before its case was permanently stayed in the AMP shareholder class action beauty contest, after the firm racked up at least 1,345 hours in âsunk costsâ.
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has commenced legal action against Samsung Electronics for allegedly making false, misleading and deceptive representations when marketing the water resistant capabilities of its Galaxy smartphones.
The contractor behind the Ichthys LNG project has won court approval to use documents discovered in its lawsuit against Dutch paint manufacturer AkzoNobel for use in any potential dispute with INPEX, the head company behind the liquid natural gas project.
Sydney’s Down N’ Out Burgers has rejected claims that it appropriated the trade mark of US burger chain In-N-Out, telling a court at the close of trial that the founders were inspired by the success of the American company but wanted to evoke the idea of Sin City, not speedy service.
APRA has been accused of harbouring an âunhinged hatredâ for former IOOF managing director Chris Kelaher by his counsel, who was objecting to internal APRA documents he claims were disparaging of the wealth management company and its executives.