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Sobering moment: D’Aquino Bros barred from labeling booze as Scotch
Australian liquor retailer D'Aquino Bros has settled a trade mark infringement lawsuit brought by the UK's Scotch Whisky Association, after agreeing to injunctions barring it from peddling its brew as Scotch.
NAB manager sentenced over home loan fraud
A former National Australia Bank branch manager has been sentenced to a year of home detention for engaging in fraud in relation to the bank's scandal-ridden Introducer home loan program.
NAB admits to violating Credit Act with ‘Introducer’ program
The National Australia Bank has admitted to most of the violations alleged in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's case over the bank's $24 billion scandal-ridden 'Introducer' loan referral program.
Rio Tinto subsidiary wins on appeal after IP Australia rejects mining patent
Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources has successfully challenged a decision by IP Australia to reject a patent application for a method of separating mined material, with a judge finding the claimed invention was not a collection of mere working directions as a delegate had found.
ABC, Fairfax can’t alter defence in Chau Chak Wing defamation case
The ABC and Fairfax have lost their bid to file an amended defence in defamation proceedings brought by Chinese businessman Chau Chak Wing, several months after the Full Federal Court upheld a ruling striking out out the publishers' truth defence.
Uber Eats driver fired for being 10 minutes late brings appeal
An Uber Eats driver who was allegedly sacked for being ten minutes late is appealing the Fair Work Commission's dismissal of her case.
Fortescue launches High Court appeal to native title ruling
Mining giant Fortescue Metals is seeking special leave from the High Court to appeal a ruling that granted native title to the Yinjibarndi people over a large section of land in the Pilbara region of Western Australia.
Part of K&L Gates’ employment team strikes out on its own
A sizeable group of employment lawyers from K&L Gates has parted ways with the US legal giant to set up its own specialist shop, shaking up the market for employment law services in Australia.
$2.5M break fee in Pacific Energy takeover battle not anti-competitive, panel says
The Takeovers Panel has found that while a $2.5 million break fee included in a $470 million takeover offer lobbed during a bidding war for Western Australia power supplier Pacific Energy was not a "common market approach", it was not anti-competitive or coercive.
Monster Energy takes on ‘mother’ of a trade mark battle
Monster Energy has launched another Federal Court case against Vittoria Food & Beverage seeking to block the coffee maker from trading on the popularity of its Mother energy drink brand, and the beverage giant will have to convince the court that its brand is not so strong that confusion among consumers is not likely.