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Service station chain United Petroleum has resolved its case alleging competitor On The Run made unjustified claims of infringement over trade marks for ‘Quickstop’ and ‘Cigmart’.
Lawyer fined after seeking own assessment of client’s capacity
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A lawyer who initially refused to accept evidence that his client lacked legal capacity has been fined $2,500 and reprimanded by the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal for unsatisfactory professional conduct.
Bunnings ruling no ‘green light’ to use facial recognition tech, experts say
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Bunnings’ recent success in a privacy case concerning its use of facial recognition technology was only a “narrow victory” and should not be taken as a “green light” to businesses to follow suit, experts have told Lawyerly.
High Court asked to weigh in on public housing class action
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A class action over the planned demolition of public housing towers in inner-city Melbourne has appealed to the High Court, arguing a failure to give notice of the rebuild affected residents’ right to remain in settled social communities.
Rebel Wilson gets new lawyers in ‘The Deb’ defamation cases
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New lawyers have stepped in to represent Rebel Wilson in defamation proceedings linked to her film ‘The Deb’, after the actress fired her lawyers ahead of a planned hearing last week.
Sydney silk found dead after being hit with child abuse material charges
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Criminal barrister Mark Dennis SC has been found dead at his inner-west Sydney home just weeks after being charged with possessing, importing and transmitting child abuse material.
Privilege over silk’s advice waived in Moolarben Coal, Komatsu row: court
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A court has found that Moolarben Coal waived privilege over legal advice given by a Sydney silk in the course of a warranty dispute over a Komatsu haul truck that caught fire.
Kmart says ‘no reasonable basis’ for Uyghur forced labour claims
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Kmart is fighting a discovery bid by a representative body for members of the Uyghur ethnic minority, saying there is “no reasonable basis” for believing it misled the public about alleged modern slavery risks in its supply chain.
City Beach appeals $14M penalty in ACCC’s first button battery case
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Fashion retailer City Beach is challenging a $14 million penalty secured by the ACCC in the consumer regulator’s first enforcement action for breaches of button battery safety standards.
Lendlease reaches deal with Cbus on $2B malls fund
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Cbus has reportedly agreed to acquire all the units in Lendlease’s $2 billion shopping centre fund, which includes some of the country’s largest mall assets.