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Allergan wins appeal in Botox trade mark battle
Angus Lang 2021-09-08 5:19 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Botox maker Allergan has successfully challenged a Federal Court judgment dismissing its trade mark lawsuit against an Australian company selling topical creams as an alternative to Botox injections.

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High Court finds media responsible for third-party Facebook comments
Appeals 2021-09-08 3:13 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

The High Court has found that media outlets are responsible for the publication of defamatory third-party comments on news stories posted to their Facebook pages, upholding a landmark decision by the NSW Supreme Court.

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Seqwater wins appeal in Queensland floods class action
Appeals 2021-09-08 11:29 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Water supplier and dam operator Seqwater has won its high-stakes challenge to a ruling finding it liable for the 2011 Queensland floods and sticking it with half the damages owed to thousands of class action members.

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Full Court slams judge’s reasons as ‘disordered stream of consciousness’
Appeals 2021-09-07 6:10 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Full Federal Court has issued a severe rebuke to a judge for his decision in an employment dispute, calling the judgment a “disordered stream of consciousness” and saying it had no choice but to send the matter back for a retrial.

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Insurer keeps up fight over doctor’s costs in breast implant class action
Appeals 2021-09-07 4:49 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Avant Insurance has launched an appeal of a Federal Court judgment ordering it to cover the defence costs of a surgeon facing a class action by breast implant patients of defunct clinic the Cosmetic Institute.

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Monster Energy takes PepsiCo to court over ‘Monster Munch’ trade mark
Allens 2021-09-07 11:48 am By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Monster Energy has instituted court proceedings against PepsiCo after failing to block the beverage giant from registering the ‘Monster Munch’ trade mark for the iconic British kids corn snack in Australia.

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Court to rule soon in Queensland floods class action appeal
Appeals 2021-09-06 4:42 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Dam operator Seqwater will find out this week if its decision not to settle with group members in a class action over the 2011 Queensland floods has paid off.

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High Court asked to hear dismissal case of TechnologyOne exec
Appeals 2021-09-06 12:58 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A former senior executive of TechnologyOne wants the High Court to take up his unfair dismissal case after the software company won its challenge to his $5.2 million win.

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Shareholders fail to prove loss from Babcock & Brown disclosure breaches
Appeals 2021-09-06 11:49 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Shareholders of the collapsed Babcock & Brown have failed in their challenge to a ruling tossing their cases for damages for disclosure breaches during the global financial crisis, with an appeals court finding the investors had not shown the breaches caused any loss.

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University of Sydney political lecturer wins appeal over swastika dismissal
Appeals 2021-08-31 5:29 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A former University of Sydney political economy lecturer who was fired for conduct that included showing students a slide of a Nazi swastika superimposed on the Israeli flag has won a challenge to a ruling tossing his unlawful termination case.

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