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Online lender Prospa has agreed to alter unfair terms in its standard form small business loan contracts, after it delayed a planned float due to concerns raised by ASIC about its loan terms.
Bellamy’s wants judge to limit costs of competing class actions
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A year after the Federal Court issued its important ruling on competing class actions and foreshadowed orders prohibiting duplicative legal fees, the company at the centre of the proceedings — organic baby food maker Bellamy’s — has called on the court to make good on its promise about costs.
Sanitarium, Rebel appeal ruling in $1.4M suit over promotion campaign
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Cereal giant Sanitarium and retailer Rebel Sports are challenging a decision dismissing proceedings against a UK marketing company amid a contractual dispute over a recent joint promotional campaign.
VW will refund purchasers of cars that fail within 60 days
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Volkswagen has agreed to offer refunds or replacements to consumers if a defect makes a car un-drivable within the first 60 days after purchase without requiring proof of a major failure.
VisionSearch takes final shot at ObjectiVision’s ‘limited’ case
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ObjectiVision has presented a “limited” and “debatable” case that its source code for a glaucoma testing device was copied, the Federal Court heard Thursday as the trial in a four-year spat with the University of Sydney over IP rights came to a close.
McMillan Shakespeare unit hit with class action over car warranties
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A subsidiary of car leasing company McMillan Shakespeare faces a class action over vehicle warranties that gave the company “complete and unfettered” discretion to reject claims by customers.
Motorola says Hytera misled court, wins discovery request
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Motorola Solutions says Hytera Communications misled the Federal Court about key decision makers involved in the development of radio products which it claims infringe three of its patents.
ASIC sues NAB over $100M in fees for no service
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ASIC has taken two NAB wealth management units to court for allegedly charging superannuation members around $100 million in fees for services they never received.
Monster Energy loses challenges to trade mark registrations
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Energy drink giant Monster Energy Company has come up short in two oppositions to trade mark registrations which it claimed would infringe its marks.
Codeine patents involve natural parts that can’t be patented, court told
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TPI Enterprises has gone on the offensive in a patent lawsuit initiated by rival poppy processor Tasmanian Alkaloids, saying the patents at the centre of the suit describe natural parts that can’t be patented.