Crocs unit Jibbitz has sued an Australian company that has allegedly been selling knock-off versions of its shoe accessories, claiming damages for patent infringement.
Power and gas company Sumo has been ordered to pay a $10 million penalty for engaging in prohibited ‘door-to-door’ phone sales, the largest penalty for breaches of Victoria’s energy laws.
Ten has resolved a case by former journalist Tegan George that alleged the network’s Canberra bureau had a culture that was “sexually hostile, demeaning and oppressive”.
Two High Court cases weighing key issues for class action practitioners will likely push the trial in a shareholder proceeding against the collapsed Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY to early 2026.
The Full Court has overturned a finding that singer Katy Perry infringed an Australian fashion designer’s ‘Katie Perry’ mark, finding the designer knew of the pop star when she registered the mark.
As it fends off a suit by AstraZeneca seeking to block the sale of a cheaper version of Brilinta, generics maker Pharmacor claims a patent for the heart attack drug should not have been extended.
A judge has called out the “combative correspondence” between solicitors at Corrs Chambers and another law firm in a construction defects suit.
A former director of investment firm Keystone, who is suspected by the corporate regulator of misusing millions in investor funds, has flagged a potential bid to keep his silence in a case by court-appointed receivers.
A former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has settled his defamation claim against the firm over public statements that allegedly falsely linked him to its tax leaks scandal in 2023.
A judge has allowed investors bringing a class action against Virgin to join Velocity Rewards to the case, despite finding the proposed claims against the frequent flyer program are “barely arguable”.