Judges

Swiss food and drink giant Nestle has resolved a lawsuit by a2 Milk over a trade mark for infant formula, agreeing to withdraw an application with IP Australia to register the mark, NAN A2.

The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten has allowed the broadcaster to rely on an expert report from a lip reader who interpreted CCTV footage of Lehrmann and Brittany Higgins on the night of her alleged rape in Parliament House.

An ACT police officer who handled Brittany Higgins’ sexual assault allegation against Bruce Lehrmann has told the court that police encountered significant “pushback” in their attempts to secure CCTV footage from Parliament House on the night of the alleged rape.

Discount supermarket chain Aldi has criticised a class action alleging it systematically underpaid workers across Australia to the tune of $150 million, claiming it has been served with a “bad pleading”. 

ANZ's failure to disclose a bailout by banks underwriting a $2.5 billion share placement has resulted in a penalty of less than $1 million, ending an eight-year saga that included an aborted criminal trial.

The Council for the Law Society of NSW can seek disciplinary findings against a solicitor who was previously banned over social media posts encouraging people to flout COVID-19 mandates and representing that a judge condoned rape and murder.

Glencore-owned Viterra must pay indemnity costs to four Joe White employees it dragged into a 10-year feud with Cargill over the $420 million sale of the Joe White business, after a judge found its claims against them were “hopeless from the outset".

The judge overseeing Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation trial against Network Ten has allowed the accused rapist to rely on a settlement deed between the federal government and Brittany Higgins, saying it was ‘inconsistent’ with her evidence.