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Downer wins pre-litigation docs in $25M spat with Alinta over Pilbara gas project
Mining company Downer EDI has won its bid to review documents between Alinta Energy and a superintendent who allegedly acted improperly in a spat over a $208 million solar gas hybrid project in the Pilbara region. 
Controversial lecturer’s social media posts justified sacking, University of Sydney claims
The University of Sydney has appealed a judgment finding it unlawfully terminated a political economy lecturer for showing students a slide of a Nazi swastika superimposed on the Israeli flag.
‘Spurious’ arguments cost James Mawhinney in successful appeal of 20-year ban
The founder of investment group Mayfair 101 must foot half his costs of a successful appeal of a 20-year ban on fund raising because of the many "spurious" grounds of appeal he pressed.
Ashurst snags partner for Sydney real estate team
Ashurst has lured a partner from Hall & Wilcox as the firm looks to expand its Sydney real estate team.
Vagisal maker Combe hits rival with IP suit over Vagisan
The maker of Vagisil personal care products has filed a trade mark suit against pharmaceuticals and cosmetic company Dr Wolff over its new line of Vagisan products, arguing the name is likely to confuse consumers.
No cottage industry for cyber attack class actions, lawyer predicts
Despite recent class actions against Medibank and Optus for cybersecurity breaches, class actions over cyber attacks will not become common because they involve “a lot of work for not a lot of money”, a lawyer has predicted.
Buscopan cartel yields $2M penalty, landmark sentence for exec
A judge has hit Alkaloids of Australia with a nearly $2 million penalty for engaging in cartel conduct and sentenced its former export manager to a term of imprisonment for his involvement in fixing prices for a key chemical in anti-spasmodic drug Buscopan.
Ashurst to open office in South Korea
Ashurst will open an office in Seoul through after a joint venture with a local firm won approval in a legal market first.
A2 Milk faces latest attack on ‘A2’ trade marks
Infant formula maker Care A2 Plus has launched an attack on A2 Milk, filing a lawsuit arguing the dairy giant's trade marks should be cancelled because they're too generic and are being used to sell products that don't exclusively contain the a2 protein.
Finish detergent maker says trade mark judgment doesn’t wash
The maker of Finish dishwashing products has appealed a judgment that removed two of its trade marks for non-use and rejected its claim that a competitor's logo was deceptively similar.