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Tech company Vehicle Management Systems has won a long-running patent infringement dispute with rival SARB over a sensor-based system the City of Melbourne uses for timing parked vehicles.
Lawyers face $500,000 bill for ‘completely misconceived’ horse vaccine class action
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Pet and livestock drug company Zoetis, which successfully defended a class action over its horse vaccine Equivac, is pressing forward with its claim against the legal team that ran the unfunded case, seeking to recover $500,000 of its $3.8 million legal bill.
Federal Court defends Justice Bromberg’s appointment to law reform body
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The Federal Court has come out in defence of one of its own, characterizing some media coverage of Justice Mordy Bromberg’s appointment to the Australian Law Reform Commission as “ill-informed”, in a statement strongly backed by lawyers and a leading judicial expert.
Privacy minister ‘deeply concerned’ about HWL Ebsworth data breach
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The Albanese government has appointed Australia’s first cybersecurity coordinator in the wake of a string cyberattacks against large firms, including one against law firm HWL Ebsworth which the privacy minister likened to the Optus and Medibank hacks.
Fonterra class action firm battles for $5.4M fees
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The law firm that secured a $25 million settlement in a class action against dairy co-op Fonterra is fighting to recoup $5.4 million in legal fees, asking the court to disregard parts of an expert report slashing its fees.
Russia brings High Court challenge to embassy lease cancellation
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The Russian Federation has taken its fight with the federal government over its plans to build a new embassy in Canberra to the High Court.
Santos equated carbon offsets with emissions cuts, court told in landmark greenwashing case
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A landmark case brought by a shareholder advocacy group accusing Santos of greenwashing will seek to argue the energy company misled the market by presenting its carbon offset programs as plans to reduce emissions.
Average payout to TFS pelvic mesh class action members kept out of notice
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A class action on behalf of women injured by alleged defective pelvic mesh will not advise group members the estimated average return from the proceeds of a settlement against defunct device manufacturer TFS’ insurer because it would be “cruel”.
Legal industry one of the most vulnerable to ransomware attacks: report
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The legal industry is one of the most vulnerable to attack by ransomware, with over 200 attacks worldwide in three years, according to a recent report.
Crown backpays $1.2M to employees wrongly classified as award-free
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Casino operator Crown Resorts has agreed to backpay employees more than $1.2 million, after the company notified the Fair Work Ombudsman that it had underpaid workers at its Melbourne and Perth locations for almost six years.