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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has dropped its claims of collusion against rail freight companies Pacific National and Aurizon, as the trial in its competition case wraps up this week.
Octaviar class action appeal ‘completely misconceived’, Full Court hears
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A judge’s decision to halt questioning about ASIC emails in a class action trial over the 2008 collapse of finance group Octaviar didn’t shut the case down, the Public Trustee of Queensland has told the Full Federal Court, calling the appeal of the class action’s dismissal “completely misconceived”.
ASIC to seek harsher penalties against banks, execs
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ASIC will soon have more ammunition to go after corporate wrongdoers, after the Senate passed legislation that arms the regulator to seek harsher civil and criminal sanctions against banks, their executives and others that breach the corporate and financial services law.
Motorola slams Hytera for ‘unprofessional’ 11th-hour affidavits in long-running IP suit
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Motorola has accused rival Hytera Communications of a “deliberate strategy” of filing late affidavits to throw Motorola off in an already highly contentious patent and copyright case over digital radio devices.
Maurice Blackburn faces trade mark infringement suit over Fearless Girl replica
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US financial services giant State Street Global Advisers has brought legal action against Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, alleging the law firm’s plan to erect a copy of its Fearless Girl statue in Australia violates its trade mark and breaches consumer laws.
First class action filed over combustible cladding
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A product liability class action has been filed against the manufacturers of Alucobond PE cladding, the first of what’s expected to be several lawsuits over the combustible cladding, believed to be in the majority of buildings in Australia.
Right of entry ID cards would crack down on ‘militant’ union officials, O’Dwyer says
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The Federal Government is proposing changes to right of entry rules that would require permits to be issued in photo ID format, in a bid to curb abuse by “militant” union officials.
Michaelia Cash denies referring union donation to watchdog to hurt Bill Shorten
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Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash has denied she referred concerns about a $100,000 donation by the Australian Workers’ Union to the union watchdog to damage Labor leader Bill Shorten, telling a court Friday her referral was “in the public interest”.
Parts used in Holden upgrades don’t infringe GM’s designs, court says
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GM Holden has lost most of its case for design infringement against a company that imported and distributed spare car parts used to “up-spec” lower range Holden models, in the court’s first test of the Designs Act’s repair defence.
Judge orders recalculation of ‘excessive’ $5.8M bill by liquidators of SK Foods unit
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A $5.8 million bill for four years’ work by the liquidators of SK Foods unit Cedenco has been criticised by a judge as “outside the band of reasonable remuneration” and will have to be recalculated.