Law Firms

The High Court has agreed to hear an Australian fashion designer's appeal in a long-running trade mark dispute with pop star Katy Perry.

An appeals court has rejected Dexus' challenge to a finding that it must sell its 50 per cent stake in Sydney’s largest suburban shopping centre to Macquarie Retail, saying its arguments contradicted the “evident commercial purpose” of the contracts at issue.

A judge has allowed Perth Airport to amend its case against sublessee Airservices over alleged groundwater contamination from the use of firefighting foam, finding that allowing the airport to describe PFAS chemicals as "potentially toxic" would not render the case ambiguous.

An appeals court has sided with the state of Victoria on a crucial issue in its case against LU Simon Builders over alleged combustible cladding on Melbourne's Atlantis Towers.

The applicant in a suit against S&P over alleged defective ratings can tweak its pleadings ahead of a June trial, with a judge rejecting S&P’s argument the changes introduce a new case.

Applicants in class actions against Hyundai and Kia have complained they are being left in the dark about whether a competing set of cases will amend their pleadings ahead of next month's law firm carriage fight.

A franchisee class action against TeleChoice, which sought to share in commissions won in separate litigation against Optus, is in settlement talks, but the mobile retailer says the plaintiffs can’t expect much.

Hunt & Hunt NSW and Hicksons Lawyers have signed a deal to combine their mid-size firms, in a merger to take effect on 1 July.

Mills Oakley has hired two new partners for its financial services and national property teams.

A judge has agreed to delay a trial by five months in a group of cases over supply chain finance company Greensill’s $1.7 billion collapse, over the vehement protests of the firm's administrator.