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‘Very concerned’ judge reopens Hells Angels’ trade mark case against Redbubble
A judge has reopened the trial in Hells Angels' trade mark case against Melbourne-based retailer Redbubble to hear allegations by the bikie gang that the online marketplace was still selling infringing products after the July hearing wrapped up.
Wealthy South Australian farmer targeted in class action over Lucindale fire
A class action against the executors of the late South Australian pastoralist Thomas Brinkworth has been brought on behalf of landowners whose properties were damaged in a fire in Lucindale last summer.
Fraud cross-claims struck out in Mach Energy suit over Mount Pleasant coal mine
A judge has struck out allegations of fraud in a cross-claim brought by the operator of a NSW open-cut coal mine, which accused several contractors of knowingly understating the time and cost of expansion works to the tune of $52 million.
‘Abhorrent’: Broker who filmed dying police officers released from jail
A Melbourne mortgage broker who was jailed for filming four dying police officers has been released from prison after serving 120 days behind bars for separate offences, which a magistrate slammed as "abhorrent" and "repugnant".
Worker ‘heavily medicated’ during settlement can’t amend case against law firms
An IT specialist who claims he was was "heavily medicated" when settling Fair Work Commission claims has lost a bid to amend his pleadings in a workplace injury and negligence case that has ensnared law firms Harmers Workplace Lawyers and Firths.
Controversial COVID border closure could trigger class action, lawyer says
The heavy toll of COVID-related border closures on businesses in northern New South Wales could trigger a class action lawsuit, a lawyers has warned, as the political debate heats up over a proposal to move the border 7km south to the Tweed River.
Developer’s ‘utterly unreasonable’ claims tossed in case over Fairfax brothel article
A Gold Coast developer must re-plead allegations in a defamation lawsuit against Fairfax over an article alleging he met a former Ipswich mayor at a brothel, after a judge struck out several claims that he described as “spectacularly imaginative and utterly unreasonable”.
Menswear label yd. accused of ‘obvious’ infringement by rival brand Politix
Australian menswear label yd. has been sued for “blatant and obvious” copyright infringement for allegedly using a floral pattern produced by rival brand Politix on its shirts.
Finish Powerball maker sues detergent rival for ‘deceptively similar’ packaging
The maker of Finish dishwashing products is seeking an urgent injunction to clear a competitor’s products from supermarket shelves, alleging trademark infringement over “deceptively similar” packaging depicting dishwasher gel caps.
ACCC wins $1.5M penalty against sporting goods retailer Decathlon
International sporting goods giant Decathlon has been ordered to pay a $1.5 million penalty for selling hundreds of basketball hoops and inflatable swimming pools that did not comply with mandatory safety standards.