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Grocon wins dispute over $20M Telstra Exchange project
Grocon has won a $1 million dispute with contractor Construction Profile over the construction of the $20 million Telstra Exchange project in Manly.
Legitimacy of barristers’ $2.65M Banksia class action bill in question, court told
Two barristers facing professional misconduct allegations in relation to the Banksia securities class action submitted more than $2.65 million in legal bills without documentation more than five years after the class action was filed and may have done so at the behest of funder Mark Elliott, a court has heard.
Government to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content
Digital giants Google and Facebook will be required to pay for news content under a new mandatory code being developed by the Government to create a ‘level playing field’ in the Australian media industry, which is facing a sharp decline in advertising revenue driven by the coronavirus.
Bayer loses opposition to ‘Preceed’ weed killer trade mark
Agricultural giant Bayer can't block an Australian herbicide maker from trade marking 'Preceed' for its products, with a delegate from the Trade Marks Office finding the mark was not deceptively similar to Bayer's 'Precept' weed killer mark.
Victoria Beckham takes Sydney skincare company to court over ‘VB’ marks
Fashion designer and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has taken Sydney-based skincare company VB Skinlab to court, alleging it attempted to register two trade marks to trade off the reputation of her 'VB' marks.
Target faces class action investigation over underpayments
Target Australia is facing a possible class action for allegedly failing to pay staff overtime or penalties for time that they worked, two months after revealing it underpaid staff at its retail stores $9 million.
IP Australia’s trade mark and patent prosecution during the COVID-19 outbreak
As the world fights the COVID-19 pandemic IP offices around the world, like IP Australia, are accommodating the current reality. As with courts and other governmental institutions, these offices have adopted measures such as relaxing statutory deadlines and handling matters in accordance with social distancing practices. But there are several important points to observe in terms of engaging with IP Australia during this time, writes Gilbert + Tobin's Lisa Lennon, John Lee, Chris Williams, Mindaugas Skavronskas and Sidney Kung.
Cellos Software wins $42M from ex-boss who secretly sold shares
Communications software company Cellos Software has been awarded $42 million in damages from its former CEO and director Jason Huber, who secretly bought and sold millions of company shares for personal profit.
Dover Financial sues lawyers for negligence over advice on client protection policy
Defunct financial adviser Dover Financial has sued three separate law firms for allegedly negligent advice over a 'client protection policy' that the Federal Court found was misleading, deceptive and an "exercise in Orwellian doublespeak".
Westpac class action denied AUSTRAC docs while multiplicity issue unresolved
The second of two class actions brought against Westpac over alleged anti-money laundering breaches has been denied discovery of what the bank claims are commercially sensitive documents until the law firms behind the class actions work out how their competing cases will proceed.