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Hugo Boss has won a challenge to the registration of a trade mark for 'AthleteBoss', with IP Australia finding the mark would likely cause confusion given the German fashion designer's reputation.

A judge has tossed a suit seeking to recover a $1 million deposit on a $20.7 million agreement to purchase the former John Adjemis-owned Hotel Diplomat in Potts Point, after the deal fell through over concerns about mold and water ingress.

A judge has hit mattress retailer Emma Sleep with a $15 million penalty after it admitted to repeatedly misleading consumers about discounts, saying the ACCC's proposed $36 million was not needed to achieve deterrence.

ASIC has lost its case alleging software company Nuix failed to publish corrective disclosures that contradicted the growth story presented to the market in a prospectus for its $1.8 billion float on the ASX. 

Gaming company Light & Wonder has been hit with a securities class action over disclosures about its Dragon Train poker game, after an employee's theft of rival Aristocrat's trade secrets led to litigation that settled for $190 million.

A Phoenix Property Investors special purpose vehicle has won a $57.75 million judgment against developer Rockdale Central Finco in a dispute over financing related to the construction of 50 residential apartments in a southern Sydney suburb.

The ACCC has won court approval to make submissions on relief in Fortnite game maker Epic Games' case against Apple, after a judge found the tech company misused its market power in the app marketplace.

The Full Court has found an employee of e-commerce merchandise importer New Aim breached his duty of confidence by providing contact details of the company's suppliers, stored on WeChat on his personal phone, to a competitor. 

New federal fuel cost pass-through laws are expected to generate uncertainty in the construction industry, according to partners in Corrs Chambers Westgarth's leading construction practice group, who say the reforms may apply more widely than anticipated. 

A judge said Tuesday evidence in a case over the sale of a stake in Melbourne Airport's operator might justify a finding that shareholder Dexus acted unethically and immorally. But whether such a finding was relevant to the validity of a default notice at the centre of the suit is another matter.