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Reinventure settles lawsuit by ex-partner seeking cut of $100M
Baker McKenzie 2021-02-10 10:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Westpac-backed venture capital firm Reinventure Group has settled a lawsuit brought by a former partner claiming she was entitled to a cut of a $100 million valuation increase in 11 startups the firm invested in. 

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Labor MP files lawsuit against ALP over branch stacking claims
Cornwalls 2021-02-09 11:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Victorian Labor MP Marlene Kairouz has filed a lawsuit against the national executive of her own party after she was accused of promoting branch stacking.

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Designer appeals ruling that trendy handbag not a work of artistic craftsmanship
Bruce Caine 2021-02-08 5:27 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

An Australian maker of neoprene handbags sold at high-end retailers has appealed its loss in a copyright dispute over alleged knockoffs, contesting a judge’s finding that its trendy tote is not a work of artistic craftsmanship.

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ACCC secures $83.5M in fines over vehicle shipping cartel
ACCC 2021-02-04 10:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhlmsen Ocean has been fined $24 million for conspiring to fix the rates charged for shipping vehicles to Australia, bringing the total fines won by the ACCC over the shipping cartel to $83.5 million.

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Facebook still California dreaming in legal battle with startup
Appeals 2021-02-04 3:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram are pushing for a competition dispute brought by an Australian social media startup to be heard on their home turf in the state of California.

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Piper Alderman sues ex-partner who brought sex discrimination case
Business of Law 2021-02-04 11:42 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Law firm Piper Alderman has filed a lawsuit seeking payment of an alleged debt against a former senior partner who accused the firm of sex discrimination.

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Activists notch High Court victory over expansion of Queensland coal mine
Appeals 2021-02-03 9:09 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Queensland activist group has come up trumps in a drawn-out legal battle against New Acland Coal’s proposed expansion of a coal mine, with the High Court striking down previous lower court rulings giving it the green light.

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Death causes six-month delay of trial in Merck, Pfizer vaccine patent dispute
Corrs Chambers Westgarth 2021-02-03 5:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Sydney

The Federal Court has delayed a 15-day hearing in a pneumococcal vaccine patent dispute between Merck Sharp & Dohme and Pfizer after the sudden death of a family member of one of Pfizer’s expert witnesses.

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Judge won’t allow new claims against Herbert Smith Freehills over Arrium Group collapse
Baker McKenzie 2021-02-03 4:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has refused a bid to bring claims against law firm Herbert Smith Freehills in one of three lawsuits that will soon head to trial over the $4 billion collapse of steel giant Arrium Group.

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Monster Energy challenges loss of ‘Motherland’ trade mark
Advertising 2021-02-02 2:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Monster Energy, which makes Mother brand energy drinks, has appealed a ruling from IP Australia that granted rival caffeinated beverage maker Vittoria Food & Beverage’s application for the removal of Monster’s ‘Motherland’ trade mark for non-use.

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