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High Court to hear Botox trade mark appeal
Intellectual Property 2022-05-18 3:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has granted special leave to a cosmetic company to challenge a judgment finding it infringed Botox maker Allergan’s trade marks by marketing its topical creams as Botox alternatives.

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Law firms team up to join two Nuix class actions, want third case shut down
Class Actions 2022-05-17 10:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two law firms are joining forces in the hopes of winning a contest of competing securities class actions against technology company Nuix over its $1.8 billion IPO.

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Toyota must pay $18,000 in damages to applicant in defective filter class action
Product Liability 2022-05-17 2:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has awarded a Queensland motor vehicle assessor $18,400 in damages in a class action against Toyota over allegedly defective diesel filters in its cars that could see the automotive giant owe close to $2 billion to 260,000 car owners.

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Apple faces battle to protect Touch ID source code in patent stoush
Intellectual Property 2022-05-06 2:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Apple is “unlikely” to avoid production of the source code for its Touch ID and Face ID technology to an Australian non-practicing entity that has sued the Silicon Valley company for patent infringement, a judge has said.

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No penalty for IOOF unit RI Advice in ASIC’s novel cybersecurity case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-05-05 12:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

IOOF financial advice unit RI Advice has escaped a penalty in a test case alleging cybersecurity failures, but the firm must engage an IT security company and pay the corporate regulator’s legal costs.

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Macquarie flex commission class action says loans were part of ‘staged sales process’
Class Actions 2022-05-02 3:58 pm By Sam Matthews

The plaintiffs in a class action over alleged unfair flex commission arrangements have hit back at Macquarie Leasing’s claims that out-of-pocket customers should have negotiated better deals with car dealers, arguing car loans were taken out as part of a “staged sales process” that limited negotiation.

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Judge won’t stay Australian Mud Company’s bid for $40M in damages for drilling patent infringement
Intellectual Property 2022-04-29 5:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mining tool company Globaltech has lost its bid to delay Australian Mud Company’s case, on foot since 2016, which seeks $39.9 million in damages for its rival’s infringement of a mining tool patent.

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Funder to seek cut of up to 25% in $2B Toyota class action
Class Actions 2022-04-28 8:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A litigation funder will seek a commission of up to 25 per cent in a class action against Toyota that could see the automotive giant owe close to $2 billion to 260,000 car owners after a judge found diesel filters in its cars were defective.

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Former Nuix CEO has ‘no faith’ in pre-trial mediation in $180M case
Employment 2022-04-28 1:35 pm By Sam Matthews

The former CEO of Nuix has shot down the suggestion of pre-trial mediation, which he said was unlikely to resolve his $180 million claim against embattled tech company.

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Macquarie plays blame game with car dealers in flex commissions class action
Class Actions 2022-04-21 5:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Macquarie Leasing has hit back at a class action over alleged unfair flex commission arrangements with car dealers, saying dealers were not required to propose high interest rates as part of the scheme and that customers were not forced to accept them.

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