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The NSW gaming regulator has found Star Entertainment is unfit to hold a casino licence and has threatened disciplinary action after uncovering anti-money laundering breaches and “inherently deceptive” misconduct.
Lawyers called out in damning report on Star Entertainment
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Senior lawyers for Star Entertainment have been called out by the NSW gambling regulator for gumming up investigations with unfounded claims of legal professional privilege and misleading the National Australia Bank about transactions that used China Union Pay debit cards.
Iconic Melbourne music venue loses trade mark appeal
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The Corner Hotel has lost another bid to cancel a rival club’s ‘jazz corner’ and ‘jazz corner hotel’ trade marks, with a judge finding the marks did not infringe the famed Richmond pub’s ‘corner’ trade marks.
Judge puts kibosh on first hearing of new serious harm test in coach’s defamation case
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A judge has called off a pre-trial hearing to determine whether the new serious harm element in Australia’s defamation laws is satisfied in a case brought by a weight lifting coach, citing an “unfortunate turn of events”.
Aveo class action members facing novel funding order protected by court, judge says
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A judge has approved an opt-out notice in a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group that advises of a proposed application for a controversial funding order that would put a lien on some group members homes.
Law firm barred by court from obstructing manager appointed by legal watchdog
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A law firm whose principal has been barred from practicing has been restrained from obstructing a Thomson Geer partner appointed to manage it.
Fresenius Kabi, Samsung Bioepis lock horns again over Humira biosimilar
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German biotech Fresenius Kabi has struck back at Samsung Bioepis’s latest attack on the validity of its patents for a liquid formulation of top selling immunosuppressant drug Humira, accusing the Korean company of causing its sales to flag by infringing the patent.
Inquiry into Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries calls for public input
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The inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison’s appointment as shadow minister of five government portfolios is now seeking public submissions.
J&J, Ethicon to pay record $300M settlement in pelvic mesh class actions
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Johnson & Johnson Medical and unit Ethicon have agreed to pay $300 million to settle two class actions brought by Shine Lawyers on behalf of Australian women implanted with pelvic mesh and tape devices.
Class action asks High Court to hear appeal over Ruby Princess’s foreign passengers
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A class action against cruise operator Carnival PLC over the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess will ask the High Court to hear a challenge to a decision that found a class action waiver for foreign passengers was not unfair.