The federal government spent more than $600 million on private law firms in 2022-23, and Clayton Utz was the firm the government turned to the most.
The United States has won an appeal in a Darwin-based soldier’s personal injury suit, with the Northern Territory Court of Appeal finidng the US has foreign state immunity from the claims.
US men’s magazine Maxim is seeking an injunction against its “out of control” Australian licensee, which it accuses of running modelling tours for an offshoot brand that are below its standards.
An appeals court has overturned a $16 million judgment against a law firm, finding it did not breach its duties when acting for a lender that provided financing to a client.
The Fair Work Commission has rejected a former Australian Competition and Consumer Commission employee’s unfair dismissal case, finding his argument that he resigned after the regulator repudiated his contract “disingenuous”.
A judge has granted a limited stay of an injunction against US sports merchandise Fanatics after AFL merchandise maker FanFirm won its case alleging the US company knew about its ‘Fanatics’ trade marks.
A lawsuit against the Commonwealth by a former staffer who accused South Australian MP Rebekha Sharkie of bullying has been discontinued.
A Japanese manufacturer of musical instruments has lost its opposition to telecommunications provider Zoom’s bid to register its name as a trade mark, with a delegate finding consumer confusion was unlikely given the difference in the companies’ products.
A medical imaging company has lost its negligence case alleging Malouf Solicitors failed to advise it that its defences in District Court proceedings were doomed to fail, with a judge finding the company’s executives were informed of the risks of defending the case.
AFL merchandise maker FanFirm has won a trade mark case against US sports merchandise giant Fanatics, with a judge finding it knew about the Australian company’s ‘Fanatics’ trade marks when it chose its corporate name.