Most Recent
Judge takes red pen to Destec trade secrets case against MinRes employee
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.
Virgin loses appeal after axing flight attendant who drank 7.5 hours before shift
Virgin Airlines has lost its appeal of a Fair Work Commission ruling that reinstated a flight attendant who was dismissed for drinking a glass of prosecco 7.5 hours before a flight. 
Mattel makes winning move in bid to protect ‘Blokus’ trade marks
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. 
Origin Energy hit with $12M in penalties
Origin Energy has submitted to $12 million in penalties over breaches of its life support obligations, including deregistering or disconnecting premises where someone was receiving life support. 
Tenth junior doctors class action filed after run of court wins
Law firm Gordon Legal has filed a tenth class action on behalf of junior doctors in Victoria who were allegedly underpaid for shift work, after several landmark wins in similar cases. 
Judge slashes contingency fee in Insurance Australia class action
A judge has cut Slater & Gordon's 33% contingency fee in a class action against Insurance Australia, saying it was too high since there was nothing "particularly novel” about the case.
Another judge overturns decision for uncritical copying and pasting
In the latest case of a ruling being reversed for copying and pasting, a judge has quashed the AAT’s decision to cancel a student visa for failing to bring an independent mind to the issues.
Babcock & Brown shareholders can’t stay costs orders in failed 10-year-old case
Shareholders in collapsed financial services firm Babcock & Brown have lost their bid to stay costs orders after losing a ten-year-old dispute.
Construction PRO
No early discovery for likely recovery in $350M suit against Probuild
The owners of the Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have lost their bid for preliminary discovery related to the likely recovery in their $356 million claim against builder Probuild. 
Virbac loses bid to block generic animal drug
Animal health company Virbac has lost its interlocutory bid to block a generic version of its animal drug Cydectin Platinum by rival Abbey Laboratories.