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Sarah Hanson-Young slams Leyonhjelm truth defence as fabrication
Defamation 2018-10-18 8:56 pm By Miklos Bolza

Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has accused Senator David Leyonhjelm of using parliamentary privilege and fabricated remarks to shut down a defamation case she lodged in August.

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Dick Smith liquidators accuse class action firms of spamming group members
Class Actions 2018-10-18 8:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

Liquidators for Dick Smith don’t want potential group members in two class actions against the failed retailer to learn about a new registration deadline by email, saying it would amount to spam and harassment.

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Judge stays $2.6M judgment against QBE over steel mill collapse
Insurance 2018-10-18 7:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has stayed a $2.6 million award against QBE Insurance (Australia) to cover losses related to the 2014 collapse of steel product manufacturer Independent Tube Mills in 2014.

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Arrium creditors can get docs for potential litigation over $4B collapse
Energy & Natural Resources 2018-10-17 11:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

Creditors of the failed Arrium Group have won access to documents handed over by third parties to the company’s administrators for possible civil proceedings against the steel producer, which collapsed owing $2.3 billion.

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Judge open to stay Westpac class action pending common fund appeal
Class Actions 2018-10-17 10:20 pm By Miklos Bolza

A federal judge has lit a fire under the law firm leading the Westpac life insurance class action, saying if it wanted to apply for a stay while the bank appeals his common fund order, it should do so “immediately”.

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Hytera doesn’t get ‘within cooee’ of proving it has state secrets: Motorola
Intellectual Property 2018-10-17 9:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

Motorola has slammed an attempt by Hytera Communications to limit discovery in a long-running patent dispute between the companies, saying documents withheld by the Shenzen-based radio manufacturer come nowhere close to being state secrets protected under Chinese law.

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Manic Panic founders defeat opposition to ‘Tish’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2018-10-17 5:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The punk icons behind the vibrant hair dye Manic Panic have defeated an opposition to their bid to register the trade mark “Tish” for hair care products in Australia.

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Federal Court to weigh in on genome editing patent
Intellectual Property 2018-10-17 3:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A South Korean biotech company has filed an appeal with the Federal Court after an Ashurst partner succeeded in opposing the company’s proposed patent for a genome editing technology.

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Goodman Fielder fights bid to have pasta trade marks deregistered
Intellectual Property 2018-10-16 11:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has shot back against claims by rival Conga Foods that six of its trade marks for pasta products should be deregistered for non-use.

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Gadens seeks to shut down rival firm’s Quintis class action
Class Actions 2018-10-16 10:35 pm By Miklos Bolza

The battle over competing shareholder class actions against failed sandalwood oil producer Quintis is heating up, with law firm Gadens launching a bid to shut down the case brought by Bannister Law, attacking its rival’s experience and resources.

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