The Public Trustee of Queensland asked a court Wednesday for indemnity costs from a global litigation funder its says was the “real moving force” behind a dismissed investor class action it called a “nakedly speculative venture”.
The bitter dispute between Gina Rinehart and two of her children over billions of dollars in iron ore mining assets may come down to how the High Court interprets a single word in an arbitration clause of agreements signed by the warring family members.
The Nine Network has defeated a bid by a property developer planning a defamation suit to block the television network from running an episode of “A Current Affair” that he says could harm his reputation.
The long, complex battle over who owns the rights to the Kraft peanut butter trade dress just promised to get longer, with Kraft winning approval to bring fresh allegations against Bega mid-trial.
The ACCC will announce its decision on TransUrban’s proposed bid for a majority stake in the $16.8 billion WestConnex highway project a week early, in light of the New South Wales Government’s timetable for reviewing bids.
Property manager Meriton is appealing a $3 million fine for misleading consumers by manipulating negative TripAdvisor reviews.
A group of Indigenous Australians has failed to block Adani Mining’s $16 billion development of the proposed Carmichael coal mine in central Queensland, with a judge dismissing the claims as “void of merit”.
Global pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis has launched patent infringement proceedings against generic drug maker Alphapharm seeking “urgent interlocutory relief” to prevent a generic injector pen from being listed on the market.
A patent application for a computer-implemented invention filed by Apple may have a shot at approval, with a delegate for IP Australia saying strict tests for patentability should be eschewed in favor of a more holistic approach.
A jury has found the former managing director of South Australian mining exploration company Golden Fields Resources guilty of two counts of insider trading, the corporate regulator said Tuesday.
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