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Court upholds $50M award for Siemens in spat over Qatar transport contract
A judge has upheld two arbitration awards worth $52 million for German industrial manufacturing giant Siemens against CIMIC-connected BIC Contracting LLC over a contract to build a “people mover system” in Qatar.
Google wins opposition to FitBet trade mark
Google has succeeded in blocking a fitness app from registering 'FitBet' as a trade mark, with a a Trade Marks Office delegate finding the mark was deceptively similar to the Silicon Valley company's marks for its popular FitBit wearable devices.
Halifax sues King & Wood Mallesons for negligence
Defunct stockbroker Halifax Investment Services has sued law firm King & Wood Mallesons and its former auditor Bentleys for allegedly failing to advise that it had to hold client funds used to trade on its online platforms on trust.
Opal Tower insurers question reasonableness of class action defence costs
Three insurers for builder Icon are planning to test the reasonableness of a structural engineer's defence costs in a now settled class action brought by apartment owners in Sydney's ill-fated Opal Tower.
Sacked partner in Lendlease ‘tax dodge’ suit not a protected whistleblower, court told
The protective scope of whistleblower laws will be tested in a $13 million suit brought by a former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner allegedly sacked for complaining about the tax avoidance strategy of construction giant Lendlease, the advisory firm's biggest client.
Nine sued for defamation over ‘Million Dollar Murders’ episode
A man has sued Nine over an episode of a true crime show which he alleges depicted him as a suspect in the unsolved murder of a teenaged girl in 1997.
Clive Palmer’s QNI loses appeal in $26M spat over unpaid gas bill
Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel refinery has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it pay $26.6 million for natural gas charges owed after a court rejected claims it did not need to repay the money because pipeline owners had breached their duties.
Drug ingredient maker Alkaloids faces $30M penalty for ‘actively policing’ cartel
Pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia is facing a maximum $30 million penalty but has argued it should pay less than $1 million after pleading guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical found in generic stomach cramp drugs.
Bangkok Broadcasting settles ‘7’ trade mark stoush with Seven Network
Bangkok Broadcasting and Seven Networks have settled two lawsuits over the Thai broadcaster's registration of '7' marks in Australia.
MinterEllison snags leading superannuation lawyer from Herbert Smith Freehills
MinterEllison has recruited financial services and superannuation law expert Ruth Stringer to lead the national super practice she established some 20 years ago.