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Billionaire Merivale owner Justin Hemmes sues restaurant over ‘Establishment’ name
Sydney hospitality mogul Justin Hemmes has sued a Brisbane restaurant, Establishment 203, claiming it has breached its ‘Establishment’ trade mark and failed to carry out any searches before opening its business under the name. 
Hungry Jack’s wants 5 years of Big Mac sales data in spat over damages for misleading ads
Hungry Jack’s is seeking five years of Big Mac sales data as it readies for a fight over damages stemming from its claim that its Big Jack burger has 25 per cent more beef than the McDonald's burger.
Co-owner of Sydney eatery Machiavelli can’t peek at company’s books
The minority shareholder in Sydney restaurant Machiavelli Ristorante Italiano has lost his bid to review the company books in anticipation of bringing a second winding up application, after the relationship between the restaurant's co-owners broke down.
Jarryd Hayne supporter accused of spitting at alleged rape victim wins payout from Seven
A judge has ordered Seven Network to pay $35,000 to a man who said he was defamed by the broadcaster, finding that he “spat towards” but not at the alleged rape victim of rugby league footballer Jarryd Hayne. 
Sydney Opera House settles trade mark spat over use of sail design
The Sydney Opera House Trust has resolved a long-running dispute accusing a China trade group of committing flagrant copyright infringement by reproducing substantial portions of the iconic landmark's trade mark-protected sail design in its logo.
‘Harry is not Barry’: McDonald’s loses trade mark case against Hungry Jack’s
A judge has rejected McDonald's claim that Hungry Jack's Big Jack burger infringed its Big Mac trade mark, but found that Hungry Jack's misled consumers by boasting that its burger had 25 per cent more beef.
Seven defence survives in defamation suit over interview with Meghan Markle’s father
A paparazzo suing Seven for defamation over an interview with Meghan Markle’s father has failed to strike out the broadcaster’s contextual truth defence alleging he is a conman that sought to portray victims of Harvey Weinstein in a bad light.
Seven, Kerry Stokes must hand over emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers
Fairfax can see 8,600 emails that passed between Seven’s commercial director and Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team as it seeks significant defence costs in the accused war criminal’s unsuccessful defamation case, a judge has ruled. 
8,600 emails passed between Seven and Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation lawyers, court told
A "striking" 8,600 emails passed between Seven’s commercial director and Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal team, suggesting the media company was actively involved in the unsuccessful defamation case, Fairfax has argued as it seeks significant defence costs.
Fairfax wants Seven, Herbert Smith Freehills emails in Ben Roberts-Smith case
Seven Network and law firms Herbert Smith Freehills and Addisons are fighting Fairfax’s bid for communications relating to Ben Roberts-Smith’s unsuccessful defamation case, as the publisher seeks its significant defence costs.