Law Firms

Swiss drug maker Novartis has lost its bid to have Pharmacor's Valtresto trade mark removed for non use, with an IP Australia delegate finding that an injunction in a fight over the patent for Novartis' heart drug Entresto was an obstacle to using the mark. 

A judge has refused an egg producer's bid for a non-party costs order against Melbourne firm Gordon Legal, saying he was not satisfied the filing of a defective notice was sufficient to invoke the court’s wasted costs jurisdiction.

A class action by the owners of a residential Sydney building is challenging a ruling for Alucobond panel maker 3A Composites and supplier Halifax Vogel, which found developers were responsible for ensuring the cladding's safety.

The Commonwealth Bank wants Cornwalls to pay its costs in a negligence case by a former client, saying the law firm should foot the bill for claiming proportionate liability against the bank.

The Law Council says asserting legal professional privilege is not "inherently scandalous", ahead of a parliamentary hearing on KPMG's sharing ofclient information, at which law firms Allens and Ashurst are expected to stay mum.

A class action is challenging the Federal Court's post-trial ruling for Alucobond panel maker 3A Composites and supplier Halifax Vogel.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised North Queensland Airports, the owner of Cairns Airport and Mackay Airport, on the $1.085 billion refinancing of its corporate bank debt financing.

A former owner of the Ubertas property development group is suing Deloitte Private and Pitcher Partners, alleging they gave her negligent advice that led to an audit and a $12 million tax bill.

DC Comics is taking another swing at a Sydney man's bid to register 'kryptonite diet' as a trade mark, arguing he acted "willfully blind" or in bad faith in registering the mark given its sizable reputation in the fictional substance from the Superman franchise.

A costs assessor that works in class actions said she'll be scrutising whether firms deploy AI to save costs and suggested judges should consider firms' uses of AI when deciding carriage fights.