Hall & Wilcox has brought proceedings against accounting firm Pitcher Partners, alleging it breached its duty of care by providing negligent advice on late superannuation payments.
Singer Katy Perry has asked the High Court to uphold the Full Court’s decision to knock out the ‘Katie Perry’ mark of an Australian fashion designer, as it gears up to hear an appeal raising issues about the construction of key provisions of the Trade Marks Act.
The corporate regulator says defunct forex broker Union Standard and its agents should be hit with $300 million in penalties for their tactics in pressuring customers to trade in risky financial products.
The owners of land acquired to build a Melbourne freeway have asked the High Court to overturn an “erroneous” appeals court decision which left them with $2 million for land worth over $30 million, saying the case raises important questions about the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act.
US biotech company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has sued Sandoz, claiming it is threatening to infringe the patent for its Eylea biologic, used to treat macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema.
The owner of Banana Boat and Hawaiian Tropic sunscreen brands faces court action by the consumer regulator for alleged greenwashing.
A judge has approved a $1.3 million settlement in a class action by investors in a Melbourne apartment development, despite reservations about the lion’s share going to the law firm that brought the case.
Referring to a “growing problem” noticed by the Federal Court, a judge has slapped a law firm in a native title case with costs for its use of artificial intelligence to generate false document citations.
Lendlease has filed an appeal after it failed in its bid to enforce a $120 million purchase agreement for five plots of land in Campbelltown, in a high-stakes challenge set to be heard later this year.
Two Shaw & Partners advisers who won $580,000 in penalties and compensation against former employer Fortrend Securities face fresh litigation seeking to quash their demands for payment.