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Lander & Rogers has reeled in a heavy hitter from Deloitte Legal to bolster the firm’s regulatory and government dispute practices and sharpen its focus on innovative technology.
Judge frowns on Allergan’s ‘Botox’ trade mark lawsuit
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Botox maker Allergan has lost a lawsuit that accused an Australian cosmetics company that sells topical creams as an alternative to Botox injections of infringing its Botox trade mark.
Drakes Supermarkets hit with $20M underpayments class action
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Drakes Supermarkets is facing a class action alleging it failed to pay staff at its Foodland and Drakes stores for time worked in excess of rostered hours, the latest on a growing list of supermarket chains to be stung by an underpayments class action.
Federal Court judges Jacqueline Gleeson, Simon Steward appointed to High Court
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The Morrison government has picked Federal Court Justices Simon Steward and Jacqueline Gleeson to fill the impending vacancies on the High Court.
Personal injury firm raises ‘serious concerns’ about irregularity of fees class action
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A personal injury law firm is seeking to shut down a class action alleging it charged clients unreasonable fees, telling the court that there were “serious concerns” about the irregularity of the proceedings and the conduct of the lawyer running it.
7-Eleven says courts have no power to ever make a common fund order
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The High Court majority’s reasoning in the decision nixing common fund orders at an early stage of a class action leads “inexorably and inevitably” to the conclusion that there is no power to make such an order at any time in a proceeding, counsel for 7-Eleven has told an appeals court.
ACCC takes Agrison to court over warranty representations
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The consumer watchdog has filed court proceedings against agricultural equipment supplier Agrison for allegedly misleading tractor purchasers about its warranties and after-sales services.
‘Big fat CFO’ incentives would distort class action scheme, BMW tells court
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Luxury car maker BMW has told the NSW Court of Appeal that the courts do not have power to make common fund orders at any stage of a group proceeding, arguing that such orders would distort the scope of the class action regime by encouraging litigation funders to pursue lawsuits.
Hungry Jack’s stands by ’25 per cent more beef’ claim in McDonald’s burger battle
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Hungry Jack’s is doubling down on its claim that its ‘Big Jack’ burger has 25 per cent more beef than rival McDonald’s ‘Big Mac’, denying the US fast food company’s allegation that its beefier burger brag, made in a recent cheeky television ad, is misleading and deceptive.
Law firms behind competing AMP class actions fight consolidation
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A showdown over two competing class actions against AMP is set down for December, and the applicants will have to persuade the judge overseeing the cases that they should not be consolidated.