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REA, Domain settle trade mark lawsuit over realestate.com redirect
Property listing rivals REA Group and Domain have settled a trade mark lawsuit over an agreement between Domain and the owner of US website realestate.com to redirect Australian traffic to Domain's website.
Westpac hit with class action over home loan practices
Westpac has been hit with a class action for allegedly breaching responsible lending laws by providing unsuitable loans, the first of the big four banks to face a class action in the wake of the banking royal commission's scathing final report.
Calgary CFO convicted for misstating company revenue
The former chief financial officer for Calvary Health Care has been convicted and sentenced after pleading guilty to making false records that misstated the company's revenue by millions of dollars.
Court to issue speedy ruling on Sanofi’s second stab at injector pen injunction
The Full Federal Court will issue its judgment Friday in French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi's challenge to a judge's refusal to block Alphapharm from listing an insulin injector pen on the PBS, just two weeks after the court heard arguments in the appeal.
ASIC foreshadows multiple criminal cases in wake of royal commission
ASIC has wasted no time in the wake of a critical report from the banking royal commission, reporting a 50 percent spike in investigations into financial services companies since the beginning of the month and promising a number of criminal referrals are on the horizon.
Draft expert reports fair game in $100M Gladstone Ports class action
Gladstone Ports has won access to draft expert reports prepared by Clyde & Co in its $100 million class action against the Queensland government owned organisation, with a judge ruling the documents were not privileged despite their not being used in the case.
Leyonhjelm loses second bid to dodge Hanson-Young defamation case
Liberal Democrat Senator David Leyonhjelm has lost his challenge to a ruling that denied his request for speedy dismissal of a defamation lawsuit by Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on the grounds of Parliamentary privilege.
Third judge to hear ex-partner’s suit against Norton Rose
A judge has recused herself from hearing a lawsuit brought against Norton Rose Fulbright by a former partner, two months after the judge that was initially assigned to the matter dodged a recusal bid by reallocating the case.
ASIC appeals loss in Westpac personal advice case
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has appealed a ruling that two Westpac units did not provide personal financial advice as part of a campaign encouraging customers to roll over external superannuation accounts.
Apotex, Cipla resolve claims over Dymista patent
Canadian generic manufacturer Apotex has agreed to drop its lawsuit against India's Cipla seeking to invalidate its Australian patent for popular nasal spray Dymista.