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The Full Federal Court has handed the Australian Securities and Investments Commission a win in a high-stakes appeal over what constitutes personal advice under financial services laws, finding Westpac violated its duty to act in its customers best interests through a superannuation rollover campaign.
The a2 Milk Company has filed a challenge to a competitor's winning bid to trade mark a phrase containing "a2", its third lawsuit in Federal Court looking to reverse losses before the Trade Marks Office.
Beverage giant Monster Energy has launched a Federal Court challenge to the removal of its 'mother loaded iced coffee' trade mark, part of a portfolio of Mother energy drink-related marks acquired from Coca Cola in 2015.
The law firm and funder behind a class action against collapsed engineering and construction company Forge Group, former directors and their insurers, which has now settled for $16.5 million, have proposed cuts that would see $8.25 million left over for distribution to group members.
Former health minister and Prime Trust director Michael Wooldridge wants court approval to manage four corporations, despite a recent ruling from the Full Federal Court that reimposed a ban on him and three other former directors of the collapsed retirement village for violations of the Corporations Act.
The Federal Court has ordered hair loss company Ashley & Martin to refund customers for hair loss treatment they did not receive, after finding three of the company's standard form contracts contained unfair terms.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has extended its review of ANZ Terminals' proposed acquisition of a unit of global agribusiness GrainCorp, after expressed competition concerns about the $350 million tie-up in July.
Kraft Foods can amend its patent application for a chocolate that doesn't melt in the summer months, after a delegate found many of the claims of the patent lacked clarity and support.
A popular Australian designer of neoprene athleisure handbags has won an injunction barring a retail site from selling bags that copy the design of its trendy totes.
Slater & Gordon UK has agreed to a $20.7 million settlement of its claims against Watchstone Group, after seeking more than $1 billion from the insurance company over a botched 2015 acquisition that has spawned multiple class actions against the Australian firm.