Social media giant Instagram has accused Australian retail tech and dating startup Instagoods of “flagrant” trade mark infringement and breaches of the Australian Consumer Law, as an intellectual property stoush between the companies heats up.
A judge has ordered the ACCC to pay the State of NSW’s costs in its failed proceeding against NSW Ports, finding that even though the consumer watchdog did not initially sue the state government that it was a “necessary and proper” party to the case.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission issued notices Thursday to Nuix seeking documents in its investigation of the troubled tech company.
Funeral operator Alex Gow Funerals has paid a penalty of $13,320 for allegedly making false and misleading representations about fees, conduct the ACCC said Thursday was emblematic of widespread problems in the industry.
Hall & Wilcox has expanded its corporate insurance, commercial and regulatory offering with the appointment of new partner Philip Hopley, formerly of Herbert Smith Freehills.
As states across Australia grapple with lockdowns and rising COVID-19 cases, lawyers practising in a range of areas, from employment to insurance, are bracing for a fresh wave of pandemic-related litigation before the year is out.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia faces shareholder action seeking records on its financing of gas and fossil fuel projects to ensure compliance with the bank’s environmental framework, the latest in the next frontier of litigation demanding climate change accountability.
A subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Adani Group has successfully overturned a $106 million judgment against it over access charges for its Abbot Point coal terminal.
A former Deutsche Bank executive named in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement says the charges against him are defective and should be quashed.
AMP has hit back at fees for no service court proceedings brought by ASIC, arguing it was legally entitled to charge customers premiums and advice fees for life insurance after they died.
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