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Microsoft comes up short in IP retrial after ‘regrettable’ $2.8M judgment
Intellectual Property 2022-10-05 6:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed the majority of Microsoft’s six-year-old intellectual property suit against a Melbourne computer retailer over its Windows 7 software, which previously netted […]

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University of Melbourne admits manager called academic ‘self-entitled Y-genner’
Employment 2022-10-04 4:31 pm By Sam Matthews

The University of Melbourne has hit back at the Fair Work Ombudsman’s allegations that it took adverse action against two casual academics to prevent them […]

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Judge puts kibosh on first hearing of new serious harm test in coach’s defamation case
Defamation 2022-09-13 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has called off a pre-trial hearing to determine whether the new serious harm element in Australia’s defamation laws is satisfied in a case […]

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Law firm barred by court from obstructing manager appointed by legal watchdog
Business of Law 2022-09-13 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

A law firm has been restrained from obstructing a Thomson Geer partner appointed by the legal watchdog to manage it after its principal lost his […]

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Class action filed over police use of capsicum spray on IMARC protestors
Class Actions 2022-09-02 12:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action has been filed targeting Victoria Police’s use of capsicum spray and excessive force against protestors at the International Mining and Resources Conference […]

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Melbourne University taken to court for adverse action against casual academics
Employment 2022-08-11 11:18 pm By Sam Matthews

The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken the University of Melbourne to court, alleging it took adverse action against two casual academics to prevent them from […]

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Norton Rose Fulbright hit with two negligence suits over property sale advice
Real Estate 2022-08-09 11:13 pm By Sam Matthews

Norton Rose Fulbright has been hit with two negligence suits in a week blaming the law firm for botched property sales in Victoria six years […]

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Lawyer ‘driven by greed and ego’ struck from roll after buying 1,000 client files
Legal Ethics 2022-07-28 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Melbourne lawyer “driven by his own greed and ego” should be struck from the roll for at least nine years for grossly overcharged his […]

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Family who forged will of ‘worst landlord’ still at loggerheads over properties
Estates 2022-07-21 10:33 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has flagged the “regrettable” prospect of further litigation in relation the estate of  Melbourne businessman Frank Cassar, following a finding that Cassar’s will […]

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Barristers’ clerk with COVID-19 was fired for working from home: lawsuit
Employment 2022-07-18 11:33 am By Cindy Cameronne

A Melbourne-based barristers’ clerk has filed a lawsuit alleging her employment was terminated after she asked to work from home to manage her disability and […]

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