Technology company SARB has partially succeeded in a challenge to a ruling that it infringed a rival’s intellectual property in its development of a parking system used by the City of Melbourne, with an appeals court finding a judge made an error in his reading of the claims of one patent at issue.
A former senior media advisor for the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission has sued the watchdog, alleging she was fired after complaining about bullying behaviour by a senior employee.
The percentage of senior women barristers who were briefed on cases in the past financial year dropped from the previous year, according to the latest report on the peak legal body’s equitable briefing initiative. The proportion of all counsel fees going to women also took a slide, the Law Council of Australia said.
Swiss food and drink giant Nestle has resolved a lawsuit by a2 Milk over a trade mark for infant formula, agreeing to withdraw an application with IP Australia to register the mark, NAN A2.
Gilbert + Tobin has lured partner Orla McCoy from Clayton Utz to co-head the law firm’s leading restructuring and insolvency team, strengthening the practice to over 18 core lawyers.
The Albanese Government has floated a new regulatory framework under which businesses would face steep penalties for failing to do their part to prevent scams.
Weeks after giving the thumbs up to common fund orders at settlement, the Full Federal Court has been asked to decide whether judges have power to order payment of a commission to class action solicitors — not just funders.
Ben Roberts-Smith has been hit with indemnity costs for his failed defamation case over articles accusing him of war crimes, with a judge agreeing with the publishers that the former SAS corporal knew the allegations were substantially true.
ANZ is facing proceedings by a shareholder who wants the bank to turn over documents related to its risk management systems in response to concerns it is increasing loans to fossil fuel companies and failing to properly address climate change risks.
Glencore-owned Viterra has failed in its bid for High Court leave to challenge a ruling in a 10-year battle with Cargill over the 2013 sale of malt producer Joe White, leaving the grain producer to fork over damages of almost $300 million.