A judge has struck out engineering firm Destec’s claim that an ex-director used confidential information in developing an ore transport system for MinRes, but has given it a chance to replead.
A recent High Court decision that dealt a blow to builders and developers in NSW will usher in a return to a pre-2002 litigation regime, when plaintiffs only sued the parties with the deepest pockets, an expert has told Lawyerly.
A creditor of defunct forestry giant Gunns Plantations has filed a High Court challenge after it didn’t pay the company a $1.2 million judgment that confirmed the peak indebtedness rule does not apply in insolvency law.
Mattel has mostly won its challenge to a Shanghai-based toy company’s bid to trade mark ‘Blokees’, which the US toy giant argued was deceptively similar to its popular Blokus board game.
An environmental group has dropped its court fight over the expansion of the New Acland coal mine in Queensland, saying the case — which went to the High Court — had taken a heavy financial toll.
The valuer general of Victoria has told the High Court that a property in Melbourne’s CBD should be valued at $6.2 million rather than $2.9 million, despite a heritage constraint on development.
A class action against Allianz over alleged junk add-on insurance has settled for $170 million, with two law firms set to take 25 per cent of the payout under a group costs order.
Chinese builder Yuanda has settled a lawsuit against its former director that alleged he diverted building contracts, including a project with Lendlease, to his current employer SRG Global.
Some of Australia’s biggest law firms were dragged to court in 2024, facing lawsuits — and even class actions — by disgruntled clients and aggrieved employees.
Crocs unit Jibbitz has settled its patent dispute against Australian company Bavvaro, which was accused of selling knock-off versions of its shoe accessories.