Telstra has lost an appeal of a ruling that rival Optus’ “Empires End” advertising campaign was not misleading or deceptive.
Three former executives of failed Gold Coast finance company MFS Group have lost their challenge to a ruling that they misappropriated $147.5 million in funds prior to the company’s collapse.
Hytera Communications has been ordered to hand over source code that Motorola Solutions claims was stolen by three employees who jumped ship between the companies.
Liberal Democrat senator David Leyonhjelm, who is facing a defamation lawsuit by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young, is planning to compel Hanson-Young to describe her sexual relations with men.
The government has given the ACCC a $35 million shot in the arm to bring more criminal cartel cases and investigate anti-competitive conduct.
A judge looked dimly Monday on a pitch by baby food maker Bellamy’s to limit to $4.5 million the costs incurred by the law firms leading joint class actions against the company, saying the request was “very ambitious”.
The High Court has granted special leave to mortgage aggregator Connective in a dispute between the firm’s founder and major shareholders over a transfer of one-third of the company’s shares, in a case that could clarify whether litigation should be considered a prohibited form of financial assistance under the Corporations Act.
Law firm Squire Patton Boggs is taking a fight over a ruling that shut down its shareholder class action against logistics startup GetSwift to the High Court.
Jetstar Airways has agreed to pay a $1.95 million penalty and admitted to making false and misleading representations about customer eligibility for refunds on cancelled flights, in breach of the Australian Consumer Law.
An employer group has lost an appeal to the Full Federal Court to overturn the merger of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union with two other unions.