Judges

Sportsbet has asked a judge for an emergency order blocking Crownbet's planned rebranding to "Sportingbet" until the lawsuit it filed over its betting rival's planned use of the mark has been resolved.

Investors in the failed Gold Coast finance group Octaviar are challenging a decision throwing out their class action, which alleged the Public Trustee of Queensland deserved some of the blame for their massive losses.

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission's high profile case alleging cartel conduct and bid rigging for mining exploration licences in NSW was dismissed by the Federal Court on Friday, but the reasons for dismissal may not be known for another year.

The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by the CFMMEU claiming the times before and after work shifts counted as "breaks" in which it could meet with union members at a BHP Billiton mining site.

Australian drug company Homart Pharmaceuticals has lost an appeal of a ruling that found the packaging of its bio-placenta skin care oil was intentionally and deceptively similar to a rival’s get-up, in breach of the consumer law.

The judge overseeing the lawsuit between Kraft and Bega over peanut butter trade dress rights has denied a request by non-party Mondelez to implement a restrictive regime to protect its trade secrets in certain transaction documents it has produced in the case.

The law firm leading a consumer class action against Ford wants a court order barring the car giant from communicating with the class about their individual claims and wants to know which, if any, group members it's already spoken to.

The judge overseeing seven class actions against S&P Global Ratings over toxic financial products has appointed a barrister to advise him on whether to approve a confidential global settlement, which would give funder Litigation Capital Partners about half the payout.

The lead applicant in a resolved class action against Bank of Queensland has argued law firm Quinn Emanuel and litigation funder Vannin Capital should have their costs slashed by millions of dollars, saying their fees left little of the settlement for group members.

Toll Transport has lost a bid to dismiss a second proceeding brought against it by a freight handler who last year won the right to convert from a casual to a full-time position in a precedent setting ruling.