Christine Caulfield

New York-headquartered King & Spalding has launched an Australian practice, opening a Sydney office as a gateway to the firm’s global platform for Australian multinationals and clients with business in the region.

The High Court has been asked to clarify the extent to which computer-implemented ideas are eligible for patent protection, with IP Australia appealing a win for gaming giant Aristocrat.

Two activist groups have launched fresh action against Woodside's North West Shelf gas project, after the energy company secured final government approval for an extension to the venture.

Shine Lawyers has withdrawn an application to increase its payout from a class action against EML Payments, which has settled for $37.2 million.

Mining services company Golding Contractors claims Sanjeev Gupta's Liberty Primary Metals owes $106 million for work performed for Whyalla Steelworks, and has filed winding up proceedings.

Formalwear brand Portia & Scarlett, which has accused one of its founders of accessing confidential dress designs contained in two computer files, has asked a court for access to her personal devices.

Civil construction firm United Crib Blocks Construction has won a fight over a notice to produce in a case alleging a former employee has misused the company's confidential information.

Upping the ante in sprawling litigation over the failure of Greensill Capital, the global finance firm's bank has won an anti-anti-suit injunction against Marsh that bars the insurer from prosecuting its UK case.

Agricultural giant Graincorp has reached a settlement in a class action by rural Victorians over noise and odour pollution allegedly emitted by its oilseed factory in rural Victoria.

A prefab home builder has filed an application with the High Court after it was ordered to pay $500,000 in damages for engaging in misleading and deceptive conduct to convince a couple to vary their contract to allow the use of cladding they had previously rejected.