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A tale of two class actions: Helmed by same legal team, Murray Goulburn, Banksia cases chart different paths
Feature 2020-10-05 5:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

In August, the judge overseeing a Federal Court class action against dairy cooperative Murray Goulburn asked the parties to advise him whether the case should […]

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Air France loses bid to limit injunction in ‘Love Is In The Air’ copyright case
Intellectual Property 2020-10-05 4:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has issued a broader injunction barring Air France from using the song ‘Love Is In The Air’ than the one proposed by the […]

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Former TechnologyOne exec awarded $5.2M for unfair dismissal
Employment 2020-10-05 2:32 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Australian software company TechnologyOne has been ordered to pay one of its former high-earning executives $5.2 million after a court found he was unfairly terminated […]

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Merck Sharp & Dohme settles trade mark spat with German drug company
Intellectual Property 2020-10-05 12:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US drug company Merck Sharp & Dohme has settled trade mark litigation brought by German drug maker Merck KGaA alleging it violated a 1970 agreement […]

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Macquarie Bank on the hook for paying advisers leave entitlements
Employment 2020-10-02 10:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Former Macquarie Bank financial advisers who claimed their commission pay structure left them shortchanged have won their case for back pay for annual and personal […]

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Law firm investigates class action on behalf of NT Stolen Generations
Class Actions 2020-10-02 4:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The Federal Government could face a class action seeking compensation for Indigenous Australians forcibly removed from their families in the Northern Territory from 1910 to […]

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Michael Kodari can’t overturn $150,000 judgment for sacked bodyguard who sought legal advice
Employment 2020-10-02 3:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

Investment whiz Michael Kodari has lost his appeal of a $151,000 judgment awarded in favour of his former bodyguard, who lost his job — and […]

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Viagogo slugged with $7M penalty for duping customers on ‘industrial scale’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2020-10-02 2:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

Viagogo has been ordered to pay a $7 million penalty for misleading customers into thinking the ticket reseller was an official vendor and failing to […]

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Banksia judge to hear case against lawyer Alex Elliott after appeals court nixes recusal bid
Appeals 2020-10-02 1:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has dismissed a second bid by lawyer Alex Elliott to have the judge overseeing the Banksia class action disqualified from hearing claims […]

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‘Battle of the burgers’: McDonald’s fires up claim over cheeky Hungry Jack’s ad
Intellectual Property 2020-10-02 11:18 am By Miklos Bolza

Fast food giant McDonald’s will expand its lawsuit against rival Hungry Jack’s to bring a misleading and deceptive conduct allegation over an ad that claims […]

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