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Embattled ex-Quintis boss loses $13.3M sandalwood plantation loan dispute
Agriculture 2019-07-08 4:22 pm By Miklos Bolza

Frank Wilson, solicitor and founder of failed sandalwood producer Quintis, has been ordered by a court to repay a $13.3 million loan used to invest in a 215 hectare Indian sandalwood plantation.

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Treasury Wine tries to claw back former exec’s $1.3M bonus
Employment 2019-07-05 10:07 pm By Amelia Birnie

Treasury Wine Estates is trying to claw back a $1.3 million share bonus paid to former managing director Peter Dixon, alleging serious misconduct relating to the intellectual property theft of highly confidential documents.

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Referee to weigh in on costs in $42M Murray Goulburn class action settlement
Agriculture 2019-07-05 9:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has appointed a costs referee in a shareholder class action against two units of dairy co-op Murray Goulburn over a 2016 profit forecast revision which recently settled for $42 million.

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ACCC loses case against Woolworths over ‘eco’ plate claims
Ashurst 2019-07-05 9:28 pm By Amelia Birnie

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has lost a consumer case against Woolworths, with the Federal Court finding the supermarket giant’s  environmental claims for its line of disposable plates, bowls and cutlery were accurate, not false and misleading.

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Ex-James Estate Wines boss ‘manufactured’ evidence in $14M dispute with ANZ, court says
Allens 2019-07-05 5:24 pm By Amelia Birnie

A judge has dismissed failed winemaker David James latest bid to overturn a $14 million guarantor judgment against him and in favour of ANZ, saying much of his sworn evidence was “manufactured” and “obviously tailored to suit his case”.

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Full Court hands Seiko a win in ink cartridge patent dispute
Allens 2019-07-05 5:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

Printer giant Seiko Epson has won its cross-appeal against cartridge reseller Calidad in a Full Federal Court decision that further clarifies the extent to which patentees can prevent those acquiring a patent’s title from repurposing or manipulating the original product.

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Keybridge Capital sues collapsed subsidiary for credit law breaches
ASIC 2019-07-05 1:11 pm By Miklos Bolza

Failed lender PR Finance Group has been sued for $5 million in damages by owner Keybridge Capital and its liquidators after the company went under for breaching Australian credit laws.

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Woolworths accepts FWC recommendation in dispute over new store structure
Employment 2019-07-04 6:14 pm By Amelia Birnie

Australian supermarket giant Woolworths has accepted a number of recommendations made by the Fair Work Commission, after two unions challenged a recent restructure that required staff to reapply for jobs, seek redeployment or be made redundant.

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ACCC must hand over docs on Vodafone-TPG merger investigation
Allens 2019-07-04 4:50 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Federal Court has ordered the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to hand over documents to Vodafone that were “directly relevant” to its decision to oppose the $15 billion Vodafone-TPG merger. In an order given Wednesday, Federal Court Justice John Middleton directed the ACCC to conduct a reasonable search and provide any relevant documents from…

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Aristocrat sues Ainsworth over ‘extensive and deliberate’ theft of slot machine IP
Angus Lang 2019-07-04 4:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

Casino and mobile game giant Aristocrat Technologies has sued rival Ainsworth Game Technology for alleged copyright infringement and breaches of Australian consumer law following the suspected theft of trade secrets by an employee.

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