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ASIC has asked a Federal Court registrar who previously worked at Herbert Smith Freehills to step down from overseeing remaining costs disputes in its failed case against former Tennis Australia president Steven Healy, who is represented by the Big Six firm.
Doral Mineral Sands has successfully blocked a pre-action discovery bid by an irate shareholder over losses stemming from the $32 million Keysbrook mine sale, with the Western Australia Supreme Court finding that any case against Doral was "mere assertion, conjecture or suspicion"
Seven Network is in negotiations with Bangkok Broadcasting to resolve their spat over the Thai broadcaster's proposed 7HD trade mark, which was found to be deceptively similar to Seven's mark.
An appeals court has sided with shareholders in their challenge to a ruling tossing a class action against engineering services company Worley, which was found to have had reasonable grounds for issuing overly rosy earnings guidance eight years ago.
A court has found that flying flags associated with the Eureka Rebellion or displaying material bearing union mottos and indicia at construction sites contravenes the Building Code.
The Federal Court won't permit a Melbourne-based judge to travel to Sydney on the dime of the parties in a class action against wealth management group Colonial First State, but will foot the bill itself.
An appeal by billionaire Clive Palmer and his mining company Mineralogy has succeeded in reinstating parts of their defence attacking the state of mind of Hong Kong-based conglomerate CITIC in allegedly applying commercial pressure over the $5.8 billion Sino Iron project in Western Australia.
As we reach the 30-year anniversary of the modern form of class action in Australia, an enduring characteristic of class action practice in this country is that the area is not well-suited to those who enjoy certainty or predictability, say Jason Betts, Aoife Xuereb and Melissa Gladstone-Joyce of Herbert Smith Freehills.
The maker of Mother brand energy drinks has filed an appeal challenging a judge's decision to remove two of its registered 'Mother' trade marks for non-use.
Settlement talks in a class action brought by Shine Lawyers against Astora Women's Health on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products are "well advanced", while mediation in two similar actions is ongoing, a court has heard.