Trials
Mastercard’s competition lawyers advised rewording deal, court told
Trial in a case alleging Mastercard misused its market power by striking deals with retailers to defend revenues against EFTPOS routing has heard external competition lawyers suggested removing the word 'routing' from its contract with Woolworths.
Class Actions
Sportsbet class action plaintiff can shield Maurice Blackburn chats
Sportsbet has won its argument about the scope of a waiver of privilege in a class action over unlawful betting services, but a judge has found that the lead plaintiff can still keep communications with Maurice Blackburn under wraps.
Intellectual Property
‘Makes no sense’: Activists tell High Court abattoir can’t own footage
An animal rights group has told the High Court it retains copyright in footage it took while trespassing on a Victorian abattoir and that it “makes no sense” for the slaughterhouse to have rights to the footage.
Employment
Former Boral execs mull lawsuit over cut to long-term incentives
Boral's former CEO Zlatko Tordorcevski and ex-CFO Tino La Spina have been granted discovery as they mull possible claims against their former employer for curbing their long-term incentive entitlements when they left in 2022.
Intellectual Property
Pharmacor can challenge patent term extension in AstraZeneca case
Pharmacor, which is facing infringement claims by AstraZeneca over its plans to launch a generic version of diabetes drug Forxiga, can tweak its cross-claim to challenge a patent term extension.
AUSTRAC
AUSTRAC has ‘serious concerns’ about Tabcorp’s compliance
AUSTRAC has opened an investigation into betting company Tabcorp’s compliance with anti-money laundering laws.
Financial Services
ASIC’s key claim against TelstraSuper fails, despite some success
The corporate watchdog’s first case under internal dispute resolution regulations has had mixed results, with a court finding compliance failures by Telstra Super but no under-resourcing.
High Court
Ex-Humm Group chair asks High Court to overturn ruling
Former Humm Group chair Andrew Abercrombie wants the High Court to overturn a Takeovers Panel ruling that found he misled investors about a takeover bid by Credit Corp.
Defamation
Ten, Lisa Wilkinson headed to 10-day hearing over Lehrmann costs
Network Ten and Lisa Wilkinson are heading for a two-week hearing in October over coverage of the presenter’s legal expenses incurred in defending Bruce Lehrmann’s unsuccessful defamation case.
Business of Law
DLA Piper promotes five to partnership in Australia
DLA Piper has promoted five partners in Australia, following other firms in boosting the energy and infrastructure expertise in its partnership ranks.
