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The maker of Mother brand energy drinks has filed an appeal challenging a judge’s decision to remove two of its registered ‘Mother’ trade marks for non-use.
Government showed ‘reckless indifference’ to wildlife by approving mine waste dump, suit says
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A Tasmanian environmental group is taking the state and federal governments to court over a mining company’s plan to dump toxic waste into Tarkine rainforest in the island’s north west, which the group says could lead to the extinction of the Tasmanian masked owl.
HWL Ebsworth overlooked ‘obvious red flags’ in joint venture contract, trial told
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HWL Ebsworth’s clients suffered a staggering $130 million loss when the law firm’s solicitors failed to notice “obvious red flags” in a joint venture contract for an ambitious Sydney-based land development, a court has heard.
‘The end of litigation as we know it’: Judge pans Nando’s costs in franchising spat
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Nando’s Australia has been criticised for claiming that its costs in a dispute against a single franchisee could reach close to $2 million, with an associate judge saying the bill could kickstart a precedent that leads to “the end of litigation as we know it”.
WA premier says death threats followed Clive Palmer’s ‘outrageous’ remarks
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Taking the stand Monday in a defamation dispute with mining billionaire Clive Palmer, WA premier Mark McGowan said Palmer’s “hurtful and outrageous” public comments led to death threats against his wife and family.
Sensible class action reform needed to ensure access to justice for next 30 years
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Three decades on from its rocky beginnings, when representatives of the coalition opposition decried the Part IVA bill as a “monstrosity” and as “looney”, “half baked” and “wrong” during parliamentary debates, the class action procedure and its legitimacy and efficacy have come to gain acceptance across the spectrum of practitioners and among the judiciary, says Maurice Blackburn’s Julian Schimmel.
‘Think about whether GC is the right role for you’: Ex-fintech lawyer says she was bullied after maternity leave
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The former general counsel of UK-based fintech Littlepay has filed a $300,000 lawsuit accusing her former employer of bullying and discrimination upon her return to work following the birth of her twins.
Rio Tinto must pay $750,000 for disclosure breaches over $5.8B acquisition
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Mining giant Rio Tinto has been ordered to pay a $750,000 penalty in ASIC’s case over a disclosure breach linked to its $5.8 billion purchase of a Mozambique coal mining company.
ANZ denies charging retrospective interest on credit cards
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ANZ has hit back at claims in a class action that it slugged retrospective interest on credit card accounts and that its interest terms were not explicit, arguing the term ‘retrospective’ is liable to “confuse” the issues to be decided by the court.
More briefs go to female barristers, but fee disparity remains
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Female barristers continue to make gains in the number of briefs they are receiving but are still earning less than their male counterparts.