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Letters to Kmart bigwigs didn’t breach copyright law, streetwear co. says
Globe International denies that it violated the law when it sent multiple letters to Kmart allegedly threatening legal action for infringing its copyright for cargo pants and shorts.
Ex-Bellamy’s boss loses $1.2M share dispute
The former CEO of organic baby food producer Bellamy's Australia has lost a legal battle over $1.2 million in options she claimed she was owed as part of a long-term financial incentives scheme.
Funder slashed rates to secure $132.5M QBE settlement, judge says
The litigation funder behind the Federal Court's precedential ruling that established the first common fund order in an Australian class action agreed to cuts its rates as part of negotiations that resulted in the $132.5 million settlement of the class action against QBE Insurance.
ASIC asks Westpac: What happened to Colin ‘the Rat’ Roden?
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission wants documents from Westpac Banking Corp. detailing how it disciplined rogue traders, including Colin 'the Rat' Roden, at the centre of a scandal to influence the benchmark Bank Bill Swap Rate.
Former CEO sues Bellamy’s in $1.2M share dispute
The former CEO of organic baby food producer Bellamy's Australia has sued her old employer over $1.2 million in options allegedly owed as part of a long-term financial incentives scheme.
Fitbit settles trade mark suit against South Australian billionaire’s co.
Fitbit has resolved a trade mark case brought against the convenience store owned by billionaire Yasser Shahin over his company's "Footbit" and "Headbit" trade marks.
Ford class action trial date vacated for ‘procedural failures’
The judge overseeing a massive class action against Ford over its PowerShift transmission has vacated the trial date, blaming the lead applicant's numerous "procedural failures".
Funder attacks Westpac’s ‘dangerous’ intentions in class action
Litigation funder JustKapital went on the attack in court on Wednesday, saying Westpac's objections to the terms of a proposed funding order in a class action against the bank were dangerously suspect.
Hilton to go another round over ‘Waldorf’ trade mark
A serviced apartments provider wants to appeal a ruling that blocked it from trade marking the phrase "Waldorf Apartment" after Hilton Worldwide — which owns New York’s iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel - opposed the move.
Rio Tinto wins ok for mining patent on appeal
Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources has won its appeal of an IP Australia ruling that rejected its mining patent after a challenge by the Commonwealth Scientific Industrial Research Organisation.