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Seven Network is in negotiations with Bangkok Broadcasting to resolve their spat over the Thai broadcaster’s proposed 7HD trade mark, which was found to be deceptively similar to Seven’s mark.
Worley shareholders win appeals court battle to revive class action
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An appeals court has sided with shareholders in their challenge to a ruling tossing a class action against engineering services company Worley, which was found to have had reasonable grounds for issuing overly rosy earnings guidance eight years ago.
‘An absolute nightmare’: Social media surgeon Daniel Lanzer hit with class action over ‘horrific’ procedures
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Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates have been hit with a class action lawsuit on behalf of patients who allegedly suffered “horrific” consequences from surgeries performed at Lanzer’s clinic.
Insurer denies policy covered ‘excessive’ $3.7M Moray & Agnew settlement
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A Lloyd’s syndicate has hit back at a lawsuit by Moray & Agnew, saying it did not have to cover part of a $3.7 million settlement between the law firm and a Melbourne property developer because the amount agreed to was “excessive”.
TerraCom can’t keep PwC report from ASIC investigators
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Mining company TerraCom has lost a case seeking to shield a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, which is investigating claims current and former executives falsified coal quality results.
Lloyd’s scores win in COVID-19 business interruption insurance case
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Lloyd’s has scored a win in a COVID-19 business interruption case, with a judge ruling the insurer can rely on a conformity clause in its insurance contract with a Snap Fitness franchisee to deny coverage.
Flying Eureka Flag at construction sites banned under building code, court finds
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A court has found that flying flags associated with the Eureka Rebellion or displaying material bearing union mottos and indicia at construction sites contravenes the Building Code.
Feminist writer Clementine Ford sues Fairfax, executive editor for defamation
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Writer Clementine Ford is suing Fairfax Media and Tory Maguire, executive editor of The Age and Sydney Morning Herald newspapers, over a statement Maguire made referring to “vile and personal attacks” by Ford on journalists and editors at the mastheads, where she was previously a columnist.
High Court to weigh in on patentability of computer-implemented inventions
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The High Court has decided to weigh in on whether computer-implemented inventions are eligible for patent protection, granting special leave to Aristocrat Technologies to challenge a judgment that shot down four patents for its popular Lightning Link electronic poker machine.
Third Nuix class action means beauty parade may be unavoidable
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Technology company Nuix has been hit with a third shareholder class action over its troubled $1.8 billion float on the ASX, setting up what is likely to be the first beauty parade in the Supreme Court of Victoria since the state allowed class action lawyers to seek a cut of any settlement or judgment.