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Plastic surgeon wins $450,000 in damages for ‘online tirade of criticism’
Defamation 2021-08-11 10:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A plastic surgeon who was subjected to an “online tirade of criticism, negative reviews and abuse” by a former patient has won $450,000 in defamation damages.

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Aristocrat judge got it right in patent analysis for computer-implemented inventions, Full Court told
Intellectual Property 2021-08-11 9:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The right approach to determining patentability of a computer-implemented invention is to first assess whether it is more than a mere scheme or business method, the Full Federal Court has been told in an appeal of a ruling backing IP Australia’s revocation of two patents by plumbing company Repipe.

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Judge scolds Delta Coal liquidators for late notification of insolvent trading case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-08-11 1:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has criticised the liquidators of coal mining company Delta for waiting over two years to file insolvent trading proceedings against former directors when the same issues of solvency had already been raised in two other cases.

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Oaktree unit must join Marlin’s shareholders to $135M breach of warranty case
Corporate 2021-08-11 6:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A unit of Oaktree Capital Management has been ordered to join all former shareholders of consumer brand wholesaler Marlin Brands as defendants in a case over the investment giant’s $200 million acquisition of the company that alleges fraud or wilful deceit on the part of the sellers.

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Court tosses lawyer’s claim for greater damages in ‘Centrelink cheat’ case against Seven
Defamation 2021-08-11 6:22 pm By Bianca Hrovat

An Adelaide lawyer who won a long-running defamation battle over a Today Tonight story that described her as a “Centrelink cheat” has lost her bid for a bigger payout after a court found there was no misapprehension of fact or law in its determination of damages.

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Apple asks High Court to undo ‘radical’ Epic Games decision
High Court 2021-08-10 3:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Full Federal Court took a “radical” and unorthodox approach with far-reaching consequences by keeping Apple’s competition dispute with Fortnite game maker Epic Games in Australia, the Silicon Valley giant has told the High Court.

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Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel refinery hit with $26.6M judgment over unpaid gas bill
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-08-10 3:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

The joint managers of Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel refinery have been ordered to pay $26.6 million for natural gas charges owed, after a court rejected claims they did not need to repay the money because pipeline owners had breached their duties.

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Judge won’t allow Ampol on site to rebrand Caltex stores
Intellectual Property 2021-08-10 6:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Service station giant Ampol has lost its bid to force petrol station chain EG Fuel Co to allow it access to 87 Caltex sites so they can be rebranded to Ampol stations, with a judge finding it would cause EG “obvious disruption”.

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Westpac’s $30M insurance class action settlement wins court approval
Class Actions 2021-08-09 8:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court has given the greenlight to a $30 million settlement in Shine Lawyers’ insurance class action against Westpac and will allow post-settlement registration notices to be sent to group members.

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Court cuts silk’s fees in Westpac class action
Class Actions 2021-08-09 3:23 pm By Miklos Bolza

The former senior counsel in a settled insurance class action against Westpac has had his fees reduced by $70,000 after the Federal Court heard some of the work for which he charged was not done in the interests of group members.

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