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Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has accepted a number of recommendations made by the Fair Work Commission, after two unions challenged a recent restructure that required staff to reapply for jobs, seek redeployment or be made redundant.
Casino and mobile game giant Aristocrat Technologies has sued rival Ainsworth Game Technology for alleged copyright infringement and breaches of Australian consumer law following the suspected theft of trade secrets by an employee.
Boutique class actions law firm Phi Finney McDonald has won its bid to reserve costs incurred before its case was permanently stayed in the AMP shareholder class action beauty contest, after the firm racked up at least 1,345 hours in “sunk costs”.
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has commenced legal action against Samsung Electronics for allegedly making false, misleading and deceptive representations when marketing the water resistant capabilities of its Galaxy smartphones.
The contractor behind the Ichthys LNG project has won court approval to use documents discovered in its lawsuit against Dutch paint manufacturer AkzoNobel for use in any potential dispute with INPEX, the head company behind the liquid natural gas project.
Former King & Wood Mallesons partner Stephen Ridgeway has been appointed as the new mergers commissioner at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Two law firms are jointly investigating a potential class action against the NRL on behalf of players for alleged liability for "reasonably preventable brain injuries".
Sydney's Down N' Out Burgers has rejected claims that it appropriated the trade mark of US burger chain In-N-Out, telling a court at the close of trial that the founders were inspired by the success of the American company but wanted to evoke the idea of Sin City, not speedy service.
Westpac unit BankSA has reached an agreement to settle a class action alleging it failed to detect the fraud of convicted Ponzi schemer Michael Samra.