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Sydney Zoo’s planned launch draws more legal scrutiny
After putting to rest a trademark dispute with the Taronga Zoo, the still unopened Sydney Zoo is facing another legal challenge from a competing zoo alleging it is threatening to violate the terms of its development consent.
Appeals court revives $20M tip fire class action against NSW council
An appeals court has revived a class action against a NSW council over loss and damage resulting from a 2009 tip rubbish fire, and awarded the lead applicant over $100,000 in damages.
Lendlease hit with shareholder class action over engineering business disclosures
Construction giant Lendlease has been hit with a class action over allegedly inadequate disclosures relating to its engineering and services business, which includes the NorthConnex tunnel road project in Sydney.
Ticket reseller Viagogo duped customers, court finds
Ticket reseller Viagogo will face penalties after the court found it duped customers into thinking it was an official ticket vendor and failed to disclose booking fees of around 28 per cent, causing some customers to pay hundreds of dollars more than what their tickets were actually worth.
Zoetis appeals security of costs ruling in horse vaccine class action
Horse vaccine maker Zoetis has appealed a ruling that denied its request for $450,000 as security for costs in an unfunded class action accusing it of failing to warn about the vaccine's side effects.
‘One more thing’: Apple can’t stop Swatch from trade marking fave Steve Jobs phrase
Apple founder Steve Jobs' penchant for using the phrase "One more thing" as a rhetorical flourish during his highly anticipated "Stevenote" talks -- usually before unveiling a new Apple product -- does not constitute a trade mark use, according to a decision quashing Apple's opposition to watch maker's Swatch' application to trade mark the phrase in Australia.
Engineering firm acquired by WorleyParsons sued over $132M arbitration award
The operator of a Vietnamese mine has filed a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $132 million arbitration judgment against  engineering company Jacobs E&C, which was acquired by WorleyParsons in December.
Midland Metals loses challenge to ‘deceptive’ letters by cable makers group
Singapore-based cable manufacturer Midland Metals has lost its appeal of a  judgment that found the Australian Cablemakers Association did not violate the consumer laws when it sent letters to several Ministers complaining that an electrical cable supplied by Midland was unsafe.
Herbert Smith Freehills partner to helm Australian international arbitration centre
The head of Herbert Smith Freehills' Australian international arbitration practice has become the first female to lead the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.
Energy company director kicked off board for missing too many meetings files appeal
A director of an energy company who was kicked off the board for missing too many meetings has filed an appeal of a ruling dismissing his case over delays in complying with court requests after his lawyer from Maddocks withdrew from the case due to late payments.