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High Court sides with Bed Bath ‘N’ Table, says Full Court ‘conflated’ TM, consumer laws
The High Court has unanimously granted home retailer Bed Bath N’ Table’s appeal of a ruling that retailer House did not engage in misleading and deceptive conduct in setting up its Bed & Bath stores.
AFL wins strike-out of OHS claims in concussion class action
The AFL has won its bid to strike out occupational health and safety claims from a class action over its concussion management practices.
Geelong seeks to quash OHS claims in concussion class action
The Geelong Football Club has launched a bid to summarily dismiss or strike out claims alleging breaches of occupational health and safety regulations in a concussion class action against the AFL.
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Developer’s lawyers dodge personal costs order after trespass trial delay
A judge has refused to make a personal costs order against the former lawyers for a Canberra developer who sued two owners corporations for trespass and was lumped with costs after the trial was adjourned.
Acciona takes aim at ‘hopelessly flawed’ patent suit over $511M waste-to-energy plant
Acciona is mulling a bid to summarily dismiss a "hopelessly flawed" patent suit by its construction partner on the troubled East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant project, saying it is doomed in light of a High Court decision holding a patentee’s rights are exhausted at the time of sale.
High Court declines to clarify accessorial liability in payday lenders’ appeal
The High Court has declined to hear an appeal of a ruling that found the directors of payday lenders Cigno and BSF are liable for the companies' unlicensed credit activity.
Barry Nilsson raids DLA Piper to scale up insurance practice
Barry Nilsson has executed on its strategic growth agenda with the recruitment of six new principals and their teams from DLA Piper in a major boost to its insurance and health practice.
DLA Piper strengthens tax team with three partners from Clayton Utz
Law firm DLA Piper has boosted the ranks of its tax practice with the appointment of three partners, along with a team of five, from Clayton Utz.
Mills Oakley snags new partners for litigation, insurance teams
Mills Oakley has lured three new partners to join its commercial disputes and insurance teams from DLA Piper, HopgoodGanim and Holding Redlich.
Australian Clinical Labs hit with $5.8M penalty over data breach
In the first-ever civil penalty proceedings for breaches of the Privacy Act, pathology services provider Australian Clinical Labs has been ordered to pay $5.8 million over a 2022 data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of 223,000 customers of its Medlab business.