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Birkenstock wins bid to trade mark popular shoe shape
Birkenstock has succeeded in securing trade mark protection for the shape of four of its shoes, a boon to the German shoe maker as it fights knock-offs of its popular sandals.
Gadens swallows Canberra firm to expand national footprint
Gadens has merged with Canberra firm Trinity Law, expanding the firm's national footprint and boosting its capacity to take on government work.
BitConnect’s former Aussie promoter John Bigatton convicted
Former BitConnect national promoter John Louis Bigatton has been convicted for his role in marketing the online cryptocurrency platform, a global Ponzi scheme that reached a market capitalisation of $5 billion before its collapse.
Johnson Winter Slattery picks up HSF lawyer for privacy team
Johnson Winter Slattery has boosted its cybersecurity, privacy and technology team by luring a senior technology lawyer from Herbert Smith Freehills.
With no evidence but ‘years of experience’, judge refuses costs order against failed litigant
A judge has tossed an unconscionable conduct case against IT company IT&C, but declined to order costs against the individual applicant, citing his "many years of experience", but no firm evidence, in support of a finding that the order would harm the man’s mental health.
ICAC commissioner resigns, saying criticisms ‘have fallen on deaf ears’
The commissioner of South Australia's ICAC has stepped down for "mostly professional" reasons, saying her criticisms of 2021 reforms that limited the commission's power to crack down on public corruption "have fallen on deaf ears".
Group members to get $34.7M in ANZ class action over credit card interest
Group members in a class action against ANZ over credit card interest charges that settled for $57.5 million are expected to take home at least 60 per cent of the settlement sum after legal fees and a funder's commission are deducted.
Goodman Fielder wins $10M freezing order against employee suspected of fraud
Food giant Goodman Fielder has won freezing orders against a former employee who the company suspects of a $10 million fraud and issued a slew of subpoenas to betting firms the employee holds accounts with.
‘Red tape burden for no good reason’: Law Council pans money laundering rules for lawyers
The nation's peak legal body has reiterated its concerns about proposed rules that would subject lawyers and accountants to new money laundering obligations, warning the regulations would impose a costly "red tape burden for no good reason" on smaller firms.
KMPG, Phoslock face court bid for info ahead of potential shareholder class action
A shareholder has filed an application for preliminary discovery against KMPG and water treatment company Phoslock as she weighs a possible class action over the company's past fraud and mismanagement.