Barristers

A Whitehaven Coal unit has succeeded in overturned four convictions for a 2020 blast at its Maules Creek mine that was found to breach environmental laws.

A class action is challenging the Federal Court's post-trial ruling for Alucobond panel maker 3A Composites and supplier Halifax Vogel.

Swiss drug maker Novartis has lost its bid to have Pharmacor's Valtresto trade mark removed for non use, with an IP Australia delegate finding that an injunction in a fight over the patent for Novartis' heart drug Entresto was an obstacle to using the mark. 

A judge has refused an egg producer's bid for a non-party costs order against Melbourne firm Gordon Legal, saying he was not satisfied the filing of a defective notice was sufficient to invoke the court’s wasted costs jurisdiction.

DC Comics is taking another swing at a Sydney man's bid to register 'kryptonite diet' as a trade mark, arguing he acted "willfully blind" or in bad faith in registering the mark given its sizable reputation in the fictional substance from the Superman franchise.

A judge has accepted that Cbus’ agreement to buy a 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s troubled Halo Tower could fall through if the beleaguered developer behind the project is forced to remain in administration, shooting down a challenge to a DOCA.

The trustee for Dexus' airport fund is seeking judicial advice on a possible challenge to a court decision forcing it to relinquish a lucrative stake in the operator of Tullamarine.

A class action by the owners of a residential Sydney building is challenging a ruling for Alucobond panel maker 3A Composites and supplier Halifax Vogel, which found developers were responsible for ensuring the cladding's safety.

Kicking off its case against former Noumi CEO Rory Macleod, ASIC has told the court that Macleod was clearly aware of the "dramatic" difference between actual available stock and what was reported to the market in 2019 and 2020.

ASX Limited has reached a settlement with the corporate regulator just hours before a scheduled trial in a case over a market announcement that said its CHESS replacement project was “progressing well”.