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In-N-Out Burgers settles trade mark suit against ‘ghost kitchen’ operator
American fast food chain In-N-Out Burgers has settled a trade mark dispute with a Queensland fast food business that operates "ghost kitchens" under the name In & Out Aussie Burgers.
Australia second to US for climate-related litigation, report finds
Australia ranks second in the world for climate-related lawsuits, and the threat of climate litigation looms larger than ever for Australian companies across all sectors, a new report has found.
Climate change appeal decision: End of the road for novel duty of care?
The Full Federal Court was emphatic in its decision that the environment minister does not owe a duty of care to Australian children to shield them from climate change harm, but there is no doubt the law will be put to the test again soon, says Corrs Chambers Westgarth's Louise Camenzuli, Julia Green and Max Newman.
Government replaces banks as top class action target
The government sector has overtaken banking and finance as the most frequent target of class actions, according to a new report.
‘This is nuts’: Judge torpedoes notice in Tyro class action while fight over group definition plays out
Calling it the “elephant in the room”, a judge overseeing a class action against Tyro over a major EFTPOS outage last year has said a dispute over who is eligible to join the case needs to be hashed out before retailers are notified of the proceedings.
‘Dangerous nature of loan’ enough to find lenders acted unconscionably, High Court says
The High Court has found that three asset-based lenders behaved unconscionably when they enforced thir rights under a $1.2 million loan made to a vulnerable consumer secured by a mortgage over his properties.
Electronics giant Uniden faces court fight over design of latest radio
Japan's Uniden has been hit with an intellectual property lawsuit by Australia's only CB radio manufacturer, which alleges the upcoming launch by the wireless communications giant of two new products amounts to infringement of its design patent.
Mayfair’s James Mawhinney wants reprieve from ASIC’s contempt case
Mayfair 101 director James Mawhinney has sought a temporary stay of ASIC’s case accusing him of being in contempt of court for allegedly breaching a 20-year ban on selling financial products.
Vector Corrosion not entitled to concrete treatment patent, judge finds
Concrete repair company Vector Corrosion Technologies has lost its bid for ownership of a concrete treatment patent held by three former employees who jumped ship, with a court finding the trio invented the technology after leaving Vector.
Honda hit with lawsuit over abandoned dealership model
Honda Australia has been hit with a lawsuit by three former dealers over its decision to abandon a dealership model in Australia, the latest car maker to face litigation by car dealers.