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The High Court has sided with Gina Rinehart in relation to a dispute with two of her children over billions of dollars in iron ore mining assets, saying the matter should be heard in arbitration.
Crown can’t block jailed employees from talking to class action lawyers over China crackdown
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Lawyers for a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts have won their hard-fought battle to question ex-employees about the casino giant’s thwarted business in China, with a judge ruling Wednesday there would likely be a “serious adverse effect” on the administration of justice if they weren’t free to give evidence ahead of trial.
Judge partly blocks Dexus GC’s evidence in $43.2M debt dispute with Grocon
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Two Grocon units have successfully struck out portions of an affidavit by the general counsel of property management firm Dexus Property Group, claiming prejudice in a dispute over $43.2 million in allegedly unpaid debts.
Pacific National, Aurizon await judgment in high-stakes competition case
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Judgment is expected next week in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case against Pacific National alleging the rail company made an anti-competitive bid for Aurizon’s Acacia Ridge Terminal and intermodal freight business.
Teva wins docs to bolster case that Boehringer’s Spiriva patents were obvious
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Israeli drug maker Teva has won its bid for communications between Germany-based Boehringer and capsule manufacturers to help prove its claim that a patent at the centre of a dispute over the top-selling inhaler Spiriva was invalid for obviousness.
Treasury Wine Estates wins $352,000 judgment over Penfolds ‘copycats’
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Treasury Wine Estates has won a nearly $352,000 judgment against an Australian company for allegedly violating its trade marks by making and selling copycat Penfolds products in China and Australia.
Ratepayers can’t strike out defences in class action against Queensland city council
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Ratepayers in a class action against a Queensland city council calling for the recovery of an invalid levy on their land failed in their bid to summarily dismiss the council’s defence that the unreturned portion of the charges was spent for their benefit.
Ultra Tune’s excuse for missing appeal deadline doesn’t wash, ACCC tells court
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The consumer regulator wants a court to throw out Ultra Tune’s appeal of a $2.6 million penalty after the national car repair franchise filed its challenge more than a month late because its lawyers “miscalculated” the deadline.
East Timor can’t duck $328M fuel supply dispute with Lighthouse Corporation
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The Democratic Republic of East Timor has lost its bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by oil and gas firm Lighthouse Corporation over $328 million in alleged losses stemming from a failed fuel supply agreement, with a judge finding the court has jurisdiction to hear the case after an ICSID panel declined to arbitrate the dispute.
Landlords lose multi-million dollar appeal over Myer’s Chadstone Shopping Centre lease
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An appeals court has criticised the ‘weak’ legal position of the owners of Chadstone Shopping Centre in Melbourne, throwing out their multi-million dollar appeal of a ruling in favor of anchor tenant Myer.