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South Korean car maker Hyundai is facing a possible class action after it recalled over 90,000 cars earlier this month over safety concerns.
Law firm ordered to cease acting in $51M property spat with ex-client
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A judge has ordered a Melbourne-based law firm to stop acting for property company Xriso in a case against a former client over the terms of a deposit for a $51 million Werribee development in which the firm’s managing partner is likely to be a key witness.
Trial against Mayfair goes ahead undefended, as a muted Mawhinney listens in
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission presented its misleading and deceptive conduct case against companies in the Mayfair Group in an undefended trial on Monday, while the beleaguered investment group’s director watched the online proceedings as a muted observer.
Liquidators say Arrium directors should have known about ‘liquidity crisis’ sooner
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The directors of steel giant Arrium, which collapsed owing $4 billion in debts, should have known earlier that the company was in a “liquidity crisis” and was trading while insolvent, liquidators for the company allege.
ACCC’s conduct in cartel case ‘troubling’, says lawyer for NQCranes
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Counsel for Queensland-based NQCranes has lashed out at the ACCC for seeking to amend its cartel action against the crane company, telling a court the regulator had been warned for months that the case was deficient.
‘Blue veined or not’: Delegate says ‘Roquehort’ mark would mislead cheese buyers
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A French geographical indication body has triumphed in its opposition to a bid to trade mark the name ‘Chateau Roquehort’ for dairy products, with a delegate finding that Australians would wrongly associate the name with blue cheeses from France.
Judge seen kissing female associate has been ‘counselled’, court says
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A court has confirmed reports of “inappropriate conduct” by one of its judges who was reportedly seen kissing his female associate at a nightclub.
Beckman Coulter’s removal application to be heard with ‘Access’ trade mark appeal
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US biotech company Gen-Probe’s bid for the removal of rival Beckman Coulter’s ‘Access’ trade marks will be heard alongside its appeal of a ruling from the Trade Marks Office denying the company’s bid to expand its ‘Open Access’ trade mark to Australia.
Judge questions whether novel PFAS class action should go to Full Court
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A judge has raised the possibility of referring a class action against the Morrison government for allegedly contaminating Indigenous land with toxic firefighting foam to the Full Federal Court due to novel questions the case raises about whether damages can be recovered for cultural loss.
Privilege doesn’t apply to loss report for mediation in Gladstone class action
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The lead applicants in a $100 million class action against Gladstone Ports Corporation have lost their bid to shield an expert loss report from being revealed in an upcoming mediation.