The Daily Mail has fired back at a defamation lawsuit by sports broadcaster Erin Molan alleging its coverage of a remark she made during Nine’s Continuous Call radio program implied she was a racist, telling the court that Molan has a history of “objectively racist” conduct on air.
The ACCC has taken a major wholesale supplier of sporting goods to court for allegedly setting minimum prices for cycling and sporting goods in its agreements with retailers.
Piper Alderman has struck back at a sex discrimination lawsuit brought by a former administrative assistant, admitting that while a law firm partner did tell her to “go spend time with your kids” following a meeting in which she was made redundant, the comment had been taken out of context.
Australia’s peak body representing legal professionals has called for more support for Federal Circuit and Family Court judges following the death of Judge Guy Andrew, telling Lawyerly that the “crippling pressures and workloads” faced by judges on the chronically underfunded courts created an unsafe workplace.
One of the lead applicants in a class action against ratings giant S&P Global, which is involved in a dispute with the funder that’s backing the case, wants to look at the funding agreement signed by the class action’s other lead applicant.
Pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim will take another crack at opposing a patent application for an injectable anti-parasite drug for livestock by a subsidiary of competitor Merck Sharp & Dohme.
In a win for ASIC, a judge has found that former oil and gas company Antares Energy violated its continuous disclosure obligations by failing to reveal the name of the buyer behind an ill-fated US$254 million acquisition of Texan oil assets.
The Australian Taxation Office has secured a Full Federal Court victory in its $60 million tax battle with Healius, overturning a ruling that found the healthcare company could claw back a multi-million dollar tax refund.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has settled its responsible lending case against Volkswagen’s financial services unit with an undertaking from the car financier to repay customers $4.7 million.
Mosaic Brands has taken the Australian Communications and Media Authority to court, alleging a request for documents based on suspected Spam Act violations is invalid.