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Daily Mail appeals $150,000 Erin Molan defamation judgment
The Daily Mail is appealing a judge’s decision to award Nine sports presenter Erin Molan $150,000 over an article concerning an on-air remark she made about the pronunciation of National Rugby League Polynesian player names.
Box Hill Institute settles class action with students over aviation course
Vocational education provider Box Hill Institute has reached an in-principle settlement in a class action by disgruntled students who allege the licences they obtained through the institute did not provide them with the requisite knowledge or training to obtain a commercial pilot's licence.
Iconic Melbourne music venue loses trade mark appeal
The Corner Hotel has lost another bid to cancel a rival club’s 'jazz corner' and 'jazz corner hotel' trade marks, with a judge finding the marks did not infringe the famed Richmond pub's 'corner' trade marks.
Judge puts kibosh on first hearing of new serious harm test in coach’s defamation case
A judge has called off a pre-trial hearing to determine whether the new serious harm element in Australia's defamation laws is satisfied in a case brought by a weight lifting coach, citing an “unfortunate turn of events".
Law firm barred by court from obstructing manager appointed by legal watchdog
A law firm whose principal has been barred from practicing has been restrained from obstructing a Thomson Geer partner appointed to manage it.
J&J, Ethicon to pay record $300M settlement in pelvic mesh class actions
Johnson & Johnson Medical and unit Ethicon have agreed to pay $300 million to settle two class actions brought by Shine Lawyers on behalf of Australian women implanted with pelvic mesh and tape devices.
Scenic Cruises ordered to pay $10M to passengers forced to take the bus
A judge has ordered Scenic Cruises to pay just over $10 million to travellers who were promised a “once in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europe” but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city.
Apple hit with suit over App Store takedown
Apple has been sued by a microneedling pen company that alleges it suffered loss when the tech giant removing its app from the App Store based on bogus claims of trade mark infringement.
Lawyers to seek 22% cut in Noumi shareholder class action
Law firms Slater & Gordon and Phi Finney McDonald are seeking a 22 per cent cut of any recovery in a consolidated shareholder class action against food company Noumi and its auditor Deloitte over $590 million in accounting irregularities.
Puma loses appeal bid in trade mark fight with Caterpillar
Puma has failed in its bid for leave to appeal a decision that found its ‘Procat’ trade mark was deceptively similar to US machinery manufacturer Caterpillar’s CAT marks.