Law Firms

Popular Swiss sneaker company On Clouds has prevailed in its challenge to a trade mark by sustainable footwear brand Cyclonic.

Lawyer Jason Karas wants to challenge a judge's decision to issue a temporary stay of a ruling that he pay $36.5 million to his former business partner and law firm LK Law on the condition that he preserve his assets.

AstraZeneca has slammed Pharmacor's defence to claims it infringed a patent for blockbuster diabetes drug Forxiga as a "complete shot in the dark", as the drug maker unsuccessfully fought orders to produce documents from a UK case.

Hamilton Locke has brought on four new partners to boost its expertise in areas in high-demand among its clients. 

Ex-South Australian senator and self-proclaimed transparency warrior Rex Patrick has been hit with a higher maximum costs order in his case seeking documents about the $12 billion Snowy 2.0 renewables project.

Hamilton Locke has brought on four new partners to boost its expertise in high-demand areas, including real estate, energy and infrastructure. 

McDonald’s knew that employees across its stores were not being given continuous 10-minute rest breaks and that its time-keeping systems were deficient, a judge heard on the first day of trial in an underpayments class action that could include 370,000 workers.

After pocketing a partial settlement in the case, the funder behind a class action over the collapse of mining company CuDeco has copped criticism by a judge for defaulting on orders for security for defence costs.

Building surveyor McKenzie Group has denied negligence claims in a case over the use of combustible cladding on Lendlease's Exo apartment complex at Melbourne's Docklands, telling a court the construction giant didn't rely on its advice and switched the cladding without its knowledge. 

Westpac has been hit with a $26 million penalty -- just shy of the $30 million sought by ASIC -- for failing to respond to online hardship applications on time on 277 occasions, in conduct described as “grossly negligent”.