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Judge slams Monsanto’s ‘highly unsatisfactory’ behaviour in Roundup class action
A judge has criticised agricultural giant Monsanto for its "highly unsatisfactory" conduct in ignoring court orders in a class action over its allegedly cancer-causing Roundup pesticides.
AGL Energy sues Greenpeace for using logo in ‘Australia’s biggest climate polluter’ campaign
AGL Energy has dragged Greenpeace Australia Pacific to court for using its logo in a campaign that labelled the company "Australia's biggest climate polluter" and accused it of "significant environmental breaches".
Statewide Super won’t defend ASIC case over $1.5M insurance mistake
Superannuation provider Statewide Super has announced that it will not defend civil penalty proceedings brought by ASIC over an administrative error which resulted in around 12,500 fund members being charged for non-existent insurance.
Rape allegations ‘could not be dismissed as trivial’, ABC says in defence to Porter suit
The ABC has come out swinging in its defence to former attorney-general Christian Porter's lawsuit over an allegedly defamatory article concerning historical rape allegations, saying there were reasonable grounds for suspecting Porter brutally raped a girl when they were teenagers and that it had a duty to publish the article.
Corner Hotel appeals loss in trade mark fight with jazz club
The Corner Hotel is taking another stab at cancelling a rival club's 'jazz corner' and 'jazz corner hotel trade marks', after a judge found the marks did not infringe  the famed Richmond pub's 'corner' trade marks.
Blue Diamond loses ‘unjustified’ bid for security for costs against Freedom Foods
A judge has refused an application by US almond supplier Blue Diamond for over $200,000 in security for costs in proceedings over a disputed licensing deal with Freedom Foods, saying it should have been evident that the bid was “unjustified”.
ABC to call 15 witnesses to establish substantial truth in Porter defamation case, court hears
Facing a defamation suit by former attorney-general Christian Porter over an article centring on historical rape allegations, the ABC has said it will argue the substantial truth of many of the alleged defamatory imputations and will call at least 15 witnesses to make good on its defence.
Porter asks court to suppress part of ABC’s defence to defamation lawsuit
Former attorney-general Christian Porter is seeking to block the public from seeing portions of the ABC's defence to claims that it defamed him with an article detailing historical rape allegations.
Car repair company AMA drags former CEO to court over $2.4M in expenses
AMA Group is suing former CEO Andrew Hopkins for $2.4 million he allegedly owes in unauthorised expenses and repayments on an outstanding loan
‘Severe harm to competition’: ACCC to refuse flight pact between Qantas, Japan Airlines
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has proposed to deny authorisation for Qantas to coordinate with Japan Airlines on flights between Australia and Japan despite the regulator’s increased flexibility on the travel sector during COVID-19.