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Ned Kelly foundation can’t halt projects at site of outlaw’s last stand
Construction 2023-07-27 5:37 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Ned Kelly Centre has come up short in its bid to halt two construction projects at the site of the famed bushranger’s last stand where he was captured by police.

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Sour grapes as Champagne growers appeal trade mark decision
Intellectual Property 2023-06-27 4:18 pm By Gareth Baker

The French association representing wine producers from Champagne is appealing a recent trade mark loss to an Australian health retailer, claiming a product being sold on Aussie shelves is using its coveted name without assurances it originates from the French region. 

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CSIRO mulls lawsuit over gut-friendly wheat patent
Intellectual Property 2023-05-23 10:35 pm By Sam Matthews

CSIRO has won its bid to access samples of a wheat grain product with increased fibre, as it contemplates a possible patent infringement lawsuit against a South Australian food company.

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Banksia class action funder’s assets likely exceed $19M owing investors
Class Actions 2023-05-22 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

The value of assets held by companies linked to the late Banksia Securities class action funder is expected to top the $19 million owing on a court judgment against the fraudster and his c0-conspirators.

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Hastie liquidators appeal dismissal of $63M case against major builders
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-05-08 3:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The liquidators of failed engineering company Hastie Group have appealed a decision that knocked out half its $120 million case against Multiplex, Lendlease and numerous other builders.

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Cost of independent counsel to advise on Banksia silk’s $1.25M offer ‘can’t be justified’, court says
Class Actions 2023-05-02 11:07 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Victoria Supreme Court will not appoint a contradictor to weigh in on the reasonableness of a $1.25 million settlement offered by companies associated with the wife of a once prominent silk struck from the roll over the Banksia Securities class action scandal.

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Banksia class action silk’s wife offers $1.25M settlement
Class Actions 2023-04-03 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Companies linked to the wife of the disgraced Banksia Securities class action silk Norman O’Bryan have offered $1.25 million to settle proceedings seeking to recover a $21.5 million judgment for defrauded investors.

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Purdue unit targets AUPharma over Targin
Intellectual Property 2023-03-29 4:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A unit of Purdue Pharma has fired off a cross-claim in Australian drug maker AUPharma’s lawsuit alleging the US drug giant was wrongly granted patent extensions for oxycodone products marketed as Targin.

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Class action funder’s son drops appeal of ruling linking him to Banksia scam
Class Actions 2023-02-01 4:59 pm By Christine Caulfield

The son of the lawyer behind the Banksia Securities class action has effectively abandoned his appeal of a court judgment that found he knowingly and actively assisted his father in a fraudulent scheme to pocket almost $20 million in inflated fees and commission.

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Major firms dragged to court by clients, partners in 2022
Business of Law 2023-01-17 2:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Some of Australia’s biggest law firms were targeted by lawsuits in 2022, facing allegations of negligence or bad advice from clients, or else accused by their own partners of misconduct.

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