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Lenders of collapsed Arrium lose appeal over directors’ loan drawdowns
Financial Services 2023-05-10 12:23 pm By Sam Matthews

Commonwealth Bank and other lenders of failed steel giant Arrium have lost a second attempt to put two of the company’s directors on the hook […]

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Racing Victoria planned agreement to ‘seriously breach’ competition laws, court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-04 11:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Racing NSW has accused its Victorian counterpart of planning an anti-competitive agreement with five other states to exclude it from the thoroughbred racing industry, as […]

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Facebook ad shows use of ‘Motherland’ trade mark, High Court told
High Court 2023-04-24 10:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has been asked to weigh in on whether online ads targeting Australian consumers can be the basis for a trade mark registration, […]

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Vittoria can’t transfer IP spat over Moccona instant coffee jar
Intellectual Property 2023-04-17 4:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Coffee brand Vittoria can’t transfer a case over the trade mark for rival Moccona’s instant coffee jar from one Federal Court registry to another, with […]

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Law firm gets interim $22.6M from J&J settlement, promises to return any excess
Class Actions 2023-04-06 3:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

Shine Lawyers can deduct 50 per cent of its fees and all of its costs from a $300 million settlement in pelvic mesh class actions […]

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Moccona’s instant coffee jar trade mark should be cancelled, Vittoria says
Intellectual Property 2023-04-05 12:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Moccona’s instant coffee jar shape trade mark should be cancelled because the mark is functional and can’t distinguish the company’s goods, the owner of coffee […]

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Cato & Clive emails to be seen by Racing NSW as it mulls competition case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-03-29 7:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW state racing authority has won access to communications between public relations firm Cato & Clive and five other racing bodies, including Racing Victoria, […]

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Drink rivals mull High Court appeals after losing ‘Mother’ of all trade mark disputes
Intellectual Property 2023-03-22 2:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The owners of Mother energy drinks and Vittoria Food & Beverage have lost their challenges to each other’s ‘Motherland’ and ‘Mothersky’ trade marks and are […]

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With ‘hesitation’, judge OKs $300M settlement in J&J class actions
Personal injury 2023-03-16 9:54 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $300 million settlement in two pelvic mesh class actions against Johnson & Johnson and unit Ethicon — the largest settlement […]

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Boston Scientific’s $105M settlement approved in pelvic mesh class action
Class Actions 2023-03-16 10:11 am By Cindy Cameronne

Boston Scientific’s $105 million settlement of a class action over alleged defective pelvic mesh devices has secured court approval, but the costs billed by the […]

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