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Slater & Gordon has settled a lawsuit brought by a former senior solicitor alleging he was fired after making complaints about the law firm’s arrangement with a third-party funder for personal injury clients.
Shine to get 2.1M documents from US pelvic mesh litigation
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American Medical Systems will hand over around 2.1 million documents produced in long-running US multidistrict litigation to Shine Lawyers in its class action against the Boston Scientific unit over its allegedly defective pelvic mesh products.
Judge won’t hold separate hearing on survival of claim against late Banksia cost consultant
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A judge overseeing the misconduct trial in the Banksia Securities class action has rejected a bid by a lawyer for the deceased cost consultant in the case to separately determine whether a cause of action survives his death.
Craft brewery can’t overturn cancellation of ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark
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A Melbourne-based craft brewery has failed to save its ‘Urban Ale’ trade mark, with the Full Federal Court dismissing its appeal and finding that a judgment ordering the cancellation of the mark was correct.
Uber’s in-house lawyers must hand over emails in taxi driver class action
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Rideshare giant Uber Technologies has lost a bid to keep its in-house legal team from handing over emails to a class action brought by Australian taxi drivers as well as the company behind the GoCatch taxi app.
Manolo Blahnik wins discovery for potential knockoff suit against Sydney outlet
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Luxury shoe designer Manolo Blahnik has won a preliminary discovery application seeking information from Sydney designer outlet, Estro, for a possible lawsuit over the “extremely concerning” sale of alleged knock-off shoes.
Elaine Stead wants court to force AFR columnist to produce confidential source docs
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Venture capitalist Elaine Stead wants Australian Financial Review columnist Joe Aston to hand over documents connected to confidential sources, and says Aston can’t rely on a journalist’s privilege protecting the identity of informants.
Rio Tinto execs want ASIC trial vacated due to COVID-19
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Two former executives of mining giant Rio Tinto accused by ASIC of breaching their directors duties have asked the court to vacate an upcoming trial, after raising concerns that COVID-19 could affect their ability to appear.
Ex-Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell must pay $90,000 in ASIC case
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The Federal Court has ordered former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell to pay a $90,000 penalty after a “narrow” win for ASIC in its case over the domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Open.
Trivago loses appeal of ruling it misled consumers over hotel listings
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Hotel booking aggregator Trivago has lost its challenge to a court ruling that it misled consumers over its ranking of travel accommodation, in what the consumer regulator hailed as a win for consumers and a warning to comparison sites.