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Game over for Monster Energy’s opposition to ‘Monster Strike’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2020-10-19 9:49 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has shot down Monster Energy’s opposition to Japanese software company Mixi registering the ‘Monster Strike’ trade mark in Australia for its popular video […]

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Judge says video would be ‘inappropriate’ in Westpac class action opt out notice
Class Actions 2020-09-30 4:15 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has scrapped a proposed video link sought by Slater and Gordon to be included in an opt out notice to group members in […]

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Law firm in fee dispute with Barfly’s loses urgent bid for $745,000
Real Estate 2020-09-30 2:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

A law firm that negotiated a $2.4 million settlement for Melbourne’s Barfly’s in a negligence suit against the Bourke Street cafe’s former solicitors is now […]

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QBE looks to shrink ANZ add on insurance class action 
Class Actions 2020-08-25 10:48 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Insurer QBE wants to downsize a massive class action brought against it and banking giant ANZ over the sale of allegedly worthless add on insurance. […]

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VW rightly hit with $125M fine after ‘starving’ judge of evidence, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-08-12 9:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

An appeals court has been urged to uphold a judge’s $125 million penalty against Volkswagen in the ACCC’s case over the car maker’s emissions cheating, […]

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Judge slams parties in ANZ class action for ‘putting their pens down’
Class Actions 2020-08-07 6:34 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A judge has accused the parties in a class action against ANZ over the sale of allegedly worthless insurance  of “putting their pens down” and […]

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More law firms to be dragged into Dover Financial negligence case
Financial Services 2020-06-17 6:30 pm By Alison Eveleigh

More law firms may soon be targeted in a lawsuit brought by defunct financial advisor Dover Financial alleging three law firms provided negligent advice concerning […]

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Dover ignored lawyers’ warnings about ‘misleading’ client policy, court hears
Financial Services 2020-06-01 5:12 pm By Miklos Bolza

Former Dover Financial director Terry McMaster on Monday admitted to personally drafting a so-called client protection policy described by a judge as an “exercise in […]

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Kraft takes trade dress battle with Bega to High Court
Intellectual Property 2020-05-21 11:12 am By Christine Caulfield

US food giant Kraft-Heinz wants the High Court to hear its intellectual property stoush with Bega after twice losing the battle over the right to […]

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ACCC can expand cartel case against BlueScope
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-05-12 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won court approval to bring new claims against BlueScope Steel for allegedly seeking to induce competitor OneSteel to […]

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