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A judge has blasted an ex-Linchpin director’s delay in appealing a five-year disqualification ordered by ASIC and threatened to dismiss the appeal after he failed to comply with court orders.
Controversial COVID border closure could trigger class action, lawyer says
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The heavy toll of COVID-related border closures on businesses in northern New South Wales could trigger a class action lawsuit, a lawyers has warned, as the political debate heats up over a proposal to move the border 7km south to the Tweed River.
Apple says Epic Games case should be stayed in light of ‘imminent’ US judgment
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Apple has told a judge a high-stakes competition lawsuit by Fornite game maker Epic Games should be temporarily stayed in light of a special leave application lodged with the High Court and an ‘imminent’ judgment from a US court.
Credit Union worker who used company card for coffee not unfairly sacked, FWC says
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A Credit Union Australia worker, who was fired for ringing up $100 in personal coffee orders on the company’s tab, has lost her bid to appeal a Fair Work Commission decision that she wasn’t unfairly dismissed.
Former Liberal power broker accuses 60 Minutes of ‘reckless’ defamation
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Former vice president of the Victorian Liberal Party Marcus Bastiaan has hit Nine with a defamation lawsuit over an explosive 60 Minutes report which allegedly implied the Sydney man was a political power broker with an illegal branch stacking operation.
Law firm would have had onus of proof in Arrium cross-claim defence, judge says
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Herbert Smith Freehills this week escaped a cross-claim that its advice made it liable for the alleged losses of Arrium’s lenders, but the judge who tossed the claim along with the banks’ cases expressed doubts about one of the law firm’s key arguments, a warning to other firms caught up in litigation as so-called concurrent wrongdoers.
ANZ flags fight over use of ASIC communications in sacked trader’s case
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ANZ may fight to block a sacked trader from relying on his communications with ASIC in a case alleging he was fired after complaining about rate-rigging at the bank, saying it may be unlawful to use the documents, a court has heard.
Cytec prevails again in challenge to Nalco mining patent
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US-based chemical and materials technology company Cytec Industries has won its Federal Court challenge to a mining patent application by a unit of Ecolab, with the court finding the claims in the patent lacked support and sufficient disclosure.
ACCC chief warns Google, Apple of more regulation to come
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating whether new legislation is needed to address the impact of dominant digital platforms such as Google and Apple, as the regulator’s overseas counterparts usher in bills aimed at cracking down on anticompetitive behaviour.
A2 Milk takes trade mark battle over Nestle’s NAN A2 to Federal Court
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New-Zealand dairy company a2 Milk is challenging a win for Nestle over the Swiss food and drink giant’s NAN A2 trade mark for infant formula, a mark IP Australia found was not deceptively similar to a2’s logo.