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Chevron has mostly failed in its lawsuit accusing Australian petrol station company Ampol of infringing its Caltex trade marks, with a judge finding that Chevron's case sought exclusive use over the colour red and was "at odds with commercial sense".
A judge has thrown out trade mark infringement claims brought by AGL against Greenpeace for using the energy company's logo in a public campaign labelling it "Australia's biggest climate polluter".
A former client is seeking damages of up to $130 million from HWL Ebsworth in a lawsuit accusing the law firm of giving negligent advice on a joint venture to develop land.
A judge has gutted a defence and counterclaim filed by the biggest unitholder in investment fund Vale in a battle with a litigation funder and liquidators over agreements to join two class actions against S&P Capital, a fight that threatened to hold up one of the class actions.
Plaintiffs in a class action against Advanta Seeds rejected a $10 million offer to settle the litigation, which was later dismissed by a judge.
Criminal charges have been laid against the auditor of stockbroker Halifax Investment Services, whose 2008 collapse left around $200 million in client funds trapped, in the first criminal charges brought over auditing services in Australia.
Decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith is owed record aggravated damages from Fairfax for publishing allegations of war crimes that it knew was false and decimating his reputation, a court has heard.
The best piece of career advice barrister Dion Fahey ever got had nothing to do with getting ahead.
A shareholder's attempt to reverse a $3.15 million share acquisition by the managing director of construction giant Consolidated Builders Ltd has been dismissed by a judge, despite finding the case had "a reasonable probability of success".
Perhaps the only thing that barrister William Edwards could show more enthusiasm for than the law -- and class actions -- is his beloved Richmond Tigers, and just like his favourite football team Edwards is on a winning streak.