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Lander & Rogers nabs technology expert from Clayton Utz
Business of Law 2025-09-19 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Lander & Rogers has hired a technology, data and intellectual property pro from Clayton Utz to join its team in Melbourne.

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Jackpot for digital innovation as Full Court broadens test for what is patentable
Analysis 2025-09-17 11:26 pm By Christine Caulfield

It faced defeat at the Full Federal Court and encountered a deadlocked High Court, still Aristocrat persisted in its seven-year fight to get patent protection for the popular Lightning Link poker machine. The long game paid off.

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Class action accuses Victoria of shortchanging senior Justice employees
Employment 2025-09-16 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action by the Community and Public Sector Union against Victoria alleges breaches of enterprise agreements that have left senior Justice Department employees without promised progression payments.

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AMP to pay $120M to settle superannuation class action
Class Actions 2025-09-15 10:41 am By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP has agreed to pay $120 million to settle a class action stemming from the banking royal commission which accused it of overcharging millions of superannuation members over a 12-year period.

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Brisbane Airport can’t access PFAS info in $690M row with Airservices
Alexander Psaltis 2025-09-16 11:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Brisbane Airport has lost its bid for information about government-owned Airservices’ handling of PFAS at other airports, in their $690 million dispute over use of the chemicals at the Queensland airport.

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Clayton Utz recruits private equity pro from Allens
M&A 2025-09-12 2:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Clayton Utz has snagged a senior partner from Allens’ mergers and acquisitions team to become its head of private equity. 

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Class action must wait for damages in competition case against Apple, Google
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-09-11 11:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has put off deciding what damages group members are owed in two class actions against Apple and Google after finding the tech companies engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace.

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‘Inordinate and disproportionate’: Judge slams ASIC’s case against lender Money3
ASIC 2025-09-09 11:24 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has rejected all but two claims by ASIC in a suit against car finance provider Money3 and criticised how the regulator ran its case, saying it had consumed an “inordinate and disproportionate amount of the judicial and administrative resources of the court”.

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Coles, Woolworths facing $780M underpayments bill after court ruling
Employment 2025-09-08 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Coles and Woolworths estimate they will need to remediate underpaid workers up to $780 million, following a complex judgment in two class actions and regulatory proceedings handed down last week.

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Nuix appeals ruling putting it on the hook for $20M in legal bills
Appeals 2025-09-08 11:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Nuix has lodged an appeal of a ruling finding it owes $20 million before its insurers will cover its legal bills for lawsuits over its $1.8 billion float.

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