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Perfection Fresh agrees to $12M penalty in price-fixing case
Produce wholesaler Perfection Fresh has admitted it engaged in cartel conduct in supplying vegetables to discount grocery chain Aldi, and has agreed to pay a $12 million penalty for breaches of the competition laws.
Hall & Wilcox expands corporate practice with team from K&L Gates
Hall & Wilcox has bolstered its corporate and commercial practice with two partners and a team of three lawyers from K&L Gates.
Atlassian can performance-manage employee while case on foot
A judge has extended interim confidentiality orders in a Fair Work lawsuit against Atlassian, but lifted an injunction barring the tech company from performance managing the employee. 
Judge warns parties in Van Cleef knockoff case about taking up court’s time
A judge hearing a lawsuit against Target and Kmart over alleged knockoffs of Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery has warned the parties against wasting the court's time. 
Atlassian says software engineer’s AI ‘overuse’ distracted colleagues
Atlassian has told a court that a software engineer's “overuse” of artificial intelligence was a distraction to the rest of his team and needed to be addressed through performance management.
Amika settles suit accusing Kmart, Target of copying trendy hair products
US-based Amika has settled a lawsuit accusing Kmart and Target of selling knockoff versions of its trendy haircare products. 
Judge suppresses software engineer’s case against Atlassian
Atlassian has secured an interim suppression order in Fair Work proceedings by a former software engineer, who argued the order was "extraordinary".
Cyprus loses challenge to Fontana’s ‘Grilloumi’ trade mark
Cyprus has lost its opposition to registration of Fontana's 'Grilloumi' trade mark, with IP Australia finding that consumers would not associate the brand with halloumi cheese.
Knowmore Legal can’t exclude applicant’s claim from class action trial
Legal services provider Knowmore Legal has lost its bid to exclude a class action lead plaintiff’s individual claim from an upcoming trial in proceedings accusing it of providing cookie cutter legal advice to survivors of institutional child sexual abuse.
Meat & Livestock can bring cross-claim in bovine gene patent case
Industry standards group Meat & Livestock Australia can bring a cross-claim for indemnity against the Agricultural Business Research Institute while defending a case alleging it infringed a patent for inferring bovine gene traits.