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Jetstar to pay $1.95M penalty for misleading consumers about refund rights
Jetstar Airways has been ordered to pay a $1.95 million penalty after it admitted to making false and misleading representations about customers' eligibility for refunds on cancelled flights.
Iluka class action lands new funder, but $1.25M security outstanding
The applicants in the Iluka Resources shareholder class action have been given a two month extension to provide a $1.25 million security for costs, after they managed to secure an in-principle deal with a new litigation funder.
Motorola accuses Hytera of ‘industrial espionage on a grand scale’
Motorola has slammed Hytera for engaging in “industrial espionage on a grand scale”, after more than a thousand Motorola-branded documents were found in the possession of the Chinese radio maker.
Ex-Hastie Services CEO ordered ‘raid’ on balance sheets to make up targets, court hears
The former CEO of a unit of collapsed construction firm Hastie Group told staff to "raid the balance books" to make up financial targets linked to his bonus, prosecutors said at the outset of a two-month criminal trial.
‘Sensible’ funder won’t stick toxic foam class with costs after last-minute common fund withdrawal
A judge has praised funder IMF Bentham for not seeking to recover from group members the cost of a withdrawn common fund application in one of Shine Lawyer's toxic foam class actions, agreeing instead to cop the loss itself.
State Street reaches settlement with super fund in Fearless Girl trade mark spat
US asset management firm State Street has dropped its trade mark case against superannuation fund HESTA over its Fearless Girl statue, after HESTA agreed to stop all marketing and promotion involving a replica of the famous New York statue. 
Singaporean company to be dragged into Hill & Smith road safety barrier patent dispute
UK-based building products giant Hill & Smith Holdings wants to drag a Singaporean entity into its road safety patent dispute with Australian company Safe Barriers, whose directors are ex-employees of Hill & Smith.
Yellow Pages maker’s ‘Sensis’ trade mark infringed by rival, court finds
The maker of the Yellow Pages and White Pages directories, Sensis, has won its IP case against a direct marketing company, with a judge ruling the rival's Senses Direct mark was deceptively similar to its mark, both visually and aurally.
Quinn Emanuel to appeal loss in AMP class action beauty parade
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan has told the court it will appeal a judgment permanently staying its shareholder class action against AMP over the wealth manager's fees for no service scandal.
Judge blasts insurers in Forge investor class action for ‘waste of everybody’s resources’
A judge has granted discovery of up to 32,000 documents just months out from the Forge investor class action trial, as she blasted the insurance company respondents for wasting resources after they failed to comply with the court’s previous orders.