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Judge tosses infringement suit over machine safety patent
Intellectual Property 2018-05-25 10:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

A technology company has won dismissal of a Federal Court case alleging its industrial machine safety system that uses laser fields to detect hazards infringed […]

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Ernst & Young named as defendant in third Quintis class action
Class Actions 2018-05-25 2:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Troubled sandalwood oil producer Quintis has been hit with a third class action over the company’s lost contract with Nestle unit Galderma, and this time […]

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AMP appoints new GC to replace ousted Brian Salter
Financial Services 2018-05-24 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

AMP’s group company secretary David Cullen has been appointed top in-house lawyer, replacing Brian Salter, who was sacked for his role in the fees-for-no-service scandal. […]

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Fox Symes pays up over misleading ’15 second approval’ ad
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-24 10:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Debt management firm Fox Symes will pay $37,800 in penalties for misleading advertising, including its promise that customers could secure lending approval in 15 seconds. […]

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Cash Converters pays $650,000 for breaking debt collection rules
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-24 5:18 pm By Miklos Bolza

Cash Converters has agreed to pay $650,000 in a settlement with ASIC after the regulator found the retail pawnbroker routinely breached guidelines governing debt collection. […]

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Corrs Chambers joins Ford class action amid Bannister’s funder feud
Class Actions 2018-05-23 10:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Three weeks after a court heard Bannister Law could be forced off a massive class action against Ford, Corrs Chambers Westgarth has joined the case […]

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Telstra’s ‘Unlimited’ ad campaign misleading, court rules
Telecommunications 2018-05-23 6:25 pm By Miklos Bolza

Telstra has engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and breached the Australian Consumer Law with its ‘Unlimited’ advertising campaign, a judge ruled Wednesday. Siding with […]

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Robbie Waterhouse’s defamation case against Fairfax heads to mediation
Defamation 2018-05-23 5:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

A defamation case by the husband of racing legend Gai Waterhouse against Fairfax Media alleging a Sydney Morning Herald article damaged his reputation has been […]

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Class actions over Willmott Forests scheme collapse wrap up
Class Actions 2018-05-23 5:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

Class actions brought by victims of the failed Willmott Forests managed investment scheme have come to a close, two years after a judge issued a […]

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ASIC’s Peter Kell says finance sector’s excuses have run out
Financial Services 2018-05-22 9:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell has put financial services firm’s on notice that excusing poor behaviour as an industrywide problem won’t cut it anymore. “‘I […]

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