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Cantarella tries to revive ‘Oro’ mark for Vittoria coffee
Vittoria's Cantarella Bros has lodged an appeal in a long-running trade mark stoush with Italian rival Lavazza after a judge found the coffee manufacturer’s two registered ‘Oro’ marks should be cancelled because the word was previously used by another coffee supplier. 
Kerry Stokes can’t see Fairfax’s itemised legal bill in Ben Roberts-Smith case
Billionaire Kerry Stokes has lost his challenge to paying in lump sum Fairfax's legal fees in defending Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case over war crimes allegations, having argued for an itemised bill after the Seven West Media chair agreed to foot the costs on an indemnity basis.
Noumi can’t shield lawyer’s evidence in privilege claim over Ashurst, PwC docs
Noumi has largely lost its bid to shield from a class action parts of its inhouse counsel’s evidence supporting a privilege claim over 3,000 documents seen by Ashurst and PricewaterhouseCoopers during an investigation into the company's financial position.
Judge signs off on 24% GCO in a2 Milk shareholder class action
A judge has approved a 24 per cent group costs order in a consolidated class action against a2 Milk, noting the complexity of the claims against the dairy giant and saying a GCO would align the class action lawyers' interests with group members'.
Airbnb to pay $15M penalty for displaying prices in US dollars
A judge has hit Airbnb with a $15 million penalty for misleading Australian consumers by displaying accommodation prices in US dollars, on top a $15 million consumer redress scheme the vacation rental giant has implemented.
In second securities class action failure in two days, IOOF shareholders lose out
A judge has dismissed a securities class action against Insignia Financial, formerly known as IOOF, in the second judgement in two days to find no loss to shareholders.
Lehrmann ‘plied’ Higgins with alcohol on night of alleged rape, says lip reader
A lip reading expert has given evidence of his interpretation of CCTV footage at a bar on the night Bruce Lehrmann allegedly raped Brittany Higgins, saying he "encouraged" her to finish drinks, a claim the former Liberal staffer has denied.
Reynolds’ chief of staff refused orders to make report of Higgins incident, court told
Senator Linda Reynolds' former chief of staff Fiona Brown has told a court she refused directions from two ministers to make a report to federal police, saying Brittany Higgins had not yet alleged she was sexually assaulted by fellow Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann and that the ministers were "covering themselves".
Judge ‘abundantly satisfied’ strip search case against NSW should continue as class action
A judge has found that a lawsuit against the state of NSW over hundreds of allegedly illegal strip searches conducted by NSW police at music festivals over a six-year period should move forward as a class action.
Protecting journalist’s sources in the public interest, judge says in surgeon’s defamation case
A judge has rejected a top orthopaedic surgeon’s bid to uncover the names of 13 sources who gave information to a Nine journalist, preferring the public interest in protecting the sources' identities and noting their fears of reprisals by the Sydney surgeon.