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Two more Victorian healthcare providers have been hit with a class action on behalf of junior doctors alleging they were not paid for unrostered work.
High Court asked to weigh in on advocate’s immunity shield for solicitor
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The High Court has been asked to weigh in on the extent of advocate’s immunity in a dispute between a Sydney solicitor and his former clients, after an appeals court found he couldn’t be sued for negligence for failure to include a breach of contract claim in a building dispute.
Healthcare industry more vulnerable to cyberattacks, says Wotton + Kearney partner
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The digitisation of healthcare has left the industry particularly vulnerable to cyberattacks, and protecting consumers from breaches is one of the biggest challenges facing the sector, according to a new health law partner at Wotton + Kearney.
Seeley wins removal of Infinair trade mark
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Air conditioning giant Seeley has won its bid to remove rival Infinair’s trade mark after an IP Australia delegate found the Chinese company had not sold any products under the name.
Thomson Geer lures tax partner from Clayton Utz
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Thomson Geer has snagged a Clayton Utz special counsel to bolster its tax practice.
Former PwC partner at centre of tax leaks scandal banned by ASIC
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PricewaterhouseCoopers’ former head of international tax Peter-John Collins has been banned by the corporate regulator from providing financial services for eight years.
Cantarella loses ‘Oro’ mark on Vittoria coffee in spat with Lavazza
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Vittoria’s Cantarella Bros has lost its long-running trade mark stoush with Italian rival Lavazza after a judge found the coffee manufacturer’s two registered ‘Oro’ marks should be cancelled because the word was previously used by another coffee supplier.
High Court to weigh in on reach of sovereign state immunity
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The High Court will consider an exception to the general immunity of foreign states for the first time, as it hears an appeal of a decision which found Indonesia’s national airline could avail itself of foreign state immunity to defeat a winding up application.
Akzo Nobel loses bid to transfer case worth ‘billions’ over Ichthys LNG project
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Dutch paint company Akzo Nobel has lost its bid to transfer a case over the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project to state court in Western Australia, with a judge finding the overlap with insurance-related proceedings in the state court was tolerable.
Barrister fees recoverable under workers’ comp rules, appeals court says
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An appeals court has found that barrister’s fees are not excluded as a recoverable outlay under worker’s compensation regulations.