Japanese car maker Isuzu has struck back at a class action, arguing Isuzu D-Max and MU-X cars sold in Australia did not contain the features of so-called defeat devices used to cheat on emissions tests.
Sydney Trains has lost its bid to block train crew from engaging in industrial action, with the Fair Work Commission rejecting claims that hundreds of employee absences on Friday were part of a “covert campaign”.
The makers of Little Bellies Fruit Puffs have raised concerns budget supermarket chain Aldi could continue to infringe their copyright despite a recent court ruling in their favour.
Property developer Mirvac has won a $220,000 dispute against designer outlet store Estro over unpaid licence fees and charges under a commercial lease for a store at Sydney’s Birkenhead Point.
Gas giants Esso and Woodside have won their bid to stay a court case related to a project for extracting hydrocarbons in the Bass Strait, with a judge finding the court should apply a ‘light touch’ when interpreting arbitration agreements.
Two discrimination class actions against Queensland over the removal of Indigenous children from their homes can amend their cases to address the state’s complaint that they fail to link the removals with the plaintiffs’ race.
Greensill has a “clear case” for recusal of a judge poised to hear cases over its $1.7 billion collapse, who previously acted as senior counsel for insurer Marsh in a satellite dispute.
A finding that Noumi’s production of a PwC report to ASIC didn’t constitute waiver of privilege provides clarity that voluntary disclosure agreements can protect confidential information, but care must still be taken, lawyers say.
The Full Court has poured cold water on Vittoria Cantarella’s hopes of reviving its ‘Oro’ trade marks, finding a judge did not err in concluding the marks were already used by another coffee maker.
Seven can strike out part of West Coast Eagles player Jack Darling’s suit alleging it was the ‘publisher’ of allegedly defamatory articles in The West Australian that accused him of being anti-vax.