AMP has agreed to pay $29 million to settle a class action alleging insurance customers were overcharged, putting to rest another case stemming from “serious misconduct” that came to light curing the 2018 banking royal commission.
King & Wood Mallesons has announced its China and Australia partnerships will split into two independent firms, 14 years after the pair’s merger created one of the world’s largest global law firms.
After years of pre-trial stoushes, a trademark dispute over Russian vodka has worn a Federal Court judge’s patience thin, with the judge remarking that the court was entitled to expect better from the litigants.
A SkyCity shareholder has lost his bid to bring a case against former executives and directors at the ASX-listed casino seeking to recoup a $67 million penalty over breaches of money laundering regulations.
The High Court will not hear sports merchandise company Fanatics’ trade mark fight with AFL apparel maker FanFirm, which Fanatics argued would provide guidance on the defence of honest concurrent use.
A judge on Tuesday penalised Google $55 million for anti-competitive deals requiring Telstra and Optus to pre-install its search engine on Android devices, but has questioned why action wasn’t taken against the telcos.
Lendlease has lost its appeal of a ruling that shot down its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown against a company controlled by the Macarthur-Onslow family.
Special purpose liquidators have been appointed to failed clothing retailer Mosaic Brands, after a judge found a reasonable apprehension of bias arising from liquidator Vaughan Strawbridge’s former link to Deloitte.
A judge has said there should be a joint initial trial in a class action and the privacy regulator’s case against Medibank over a 2022 cyber attack that exposed the data of almost 10 million customers.
Building giant CIMIC, formerly known as Leighton, has sued South Australia property developer Leyton Property for trade mark infringement, alleging its marks are deceptively similar.