Mineralogy has secured unconditional court approval to drop one of the “battle fronts” in its war with CITIC units Sino Iron and Korean Steel, with a judge refusing to impose a “price” on the discontinuance in the form of an undertaking not to revive the claims.
Noni B owner Mosaic Brands has paid $266,400 in fines after allegedly misleading customers about selling “FDA approved” face masks and “ACCC approved” hot water bottles.
Animal-free dairy and protein company Perfect Day is trying again to patent a composition that it says makes superior vegan cheese and butter, after New Zealand dairy company Fonterra succeeded in opposing its bid to patent the invention.
The only female partner at global technology research firm Information Services Group has sued her employer for alleged sex discrimination and harassment, saying the company is a “hostile environment” for senior women employees.
A judge has ordered two Sydney roof tiling businesses and their directors to pay a total of $420,000 in penalties after making admissions in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleging they rigged bids for construction at the University of Sydney.
Nine Network has apologised to former member for Bowman, Andrew Laming, over a news segment that accused him of taking a lewd photograph, having struck a confidential settlement after the broadcaster dropped all defences to the politician’s defamation case.
The NSW gaming regulator has found Star Entertainment is unfit to hold a casino licence and has threatened disciplinary action after uncovering anti-money laundering breaches and “inherently deceptive” misconduct.
A judge has approved an opt-out notice in a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group that advises of a proposed application for a controversial funding order that would put a lien on some group members homes.
German biotech Fresenius Kabi has struck back at Samsung Bioepis’s latest attack on the validity of its patents for a liquid formulation of top selling immunosuppressant drug Humira, accusing the Korean company of causing its sales to flag by infringing the patent.
A class action against cruise operator Carnival PLC over the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess will ask the High Court to hear a challenge to a decision that found a class action waiver for foreign passengers was not unfair.