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A tribunal has recommended a Melbourne lawyer be removed from the roll, despite his undertaking not to reapply for a practicing certificate, finding he showed no remorse for threatening a witness.
Parkerville bushfire victim stuck with Western Power’s settlement offer
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A victim of the 2014 Parkerville bushfire can’t withdraw acceptance of a settlement offer from Western Power in light of PTSD symptoms which he said affected his judgment.
Fashion label Staple & Hue loses trade mark battle with rival MinkPink
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A bid by women’s clothing brand Staple & Hue to register its brand name as a trade mark has been successfully challenged by rival label Mink Pink.
‘Back to the future’: High Court’s Pafburn decision sends construction litigation to 2002
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A recent High Court decision that dealt a blow to builders and developers in NSW will usher in a return to a pre-2002 litigation regime, when plaintiffs only sued the parties with the deepest pockets, an expert has told Lawyerly.
Gunns creditor returns to High Court in protracted spat with liquidators
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A creditor of defunct forestry giant Gunns Plantations has filed a High Court challenge after it didn’t pay the company a $1.2 million judgment that confirmed the peak indebtedness rule does not apply in insolvency law.
Prominent Sydney barrister reprimanded after harassment finding
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Barrister Charles Waterstreet has been reprimanded and banned from practising for one year after he was found guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct for harassing three women.
Virgin loses appeal after axing flight attendant who drank 7.5 hours before shift
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Virgin Airlines has lost its appeal of a Fair Work Commission ruling that reinstated a flight attendant who was dismissed for drinking a glass of prosecco 7.5 hours before a flight.
CIMIC to hand over quality control info in $70M suit over squeaky building facade
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The owners of Perth high rise HBF House have won their bid for more documents from builder CIMIC, as they seek to prove claims that the building squeaks when the weather changes and leaks when it rains.
Mattel makes winning move in bid to protect ‘Blokus’ trade marks
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Mattel has mostly won its challenge to a Shanghai-based toy company’s bid to trade mark ‘Blokees’, which the US toy giant argued was deceptively similar to its popular Blokus board game.
Activists drop legal challenge to New Acland coal mine
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An environmental group has dropped its court fight over the expansion of the New Acland coal mine in Queensland, saying the case — which went to the High Court — had taken a heavy financial toll.