A shareholder class action against a2 Milk has won its bid to include claims under New Zealand law over the dairy company’s disclosures to the New Zealand stock exchange.
The funder bankrolling the settled class action against oil exploration company PTTEP wants a court-ordered injunction against a barrister to prevent him from giving independent legal advice to the lead applicant about his claim.
A judge has approved a $33 million settlement in a class action against vocational education provider Box Hill Institute, but taken the ax to a law firm’s proposed 18.25 per cent loading on its fees, saying courts shouldn’t approve uplifts for run of the mill legal work.
AUSTRAC has filed Federal Court action against Star Entertainment, alleging “widespread and serious non-compliance” with anti-money laundering laws.
A “massive dispute about privilege” is on the cards in the defamation row between Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch and news outlet Crikey over an article about the January 6 attack on the US Capitol.
The maker of Vagisil personal care products has filed a trade mark suit against pharmaceuticals and cosmetic company Dr Wolff over its new line of Vagisan products, arguing the name is likely to confuse consumers.
ASIC has lost a case accusing the Commonwealth Bank of Australia of hitting customers with $55 million in unauthorised fees, with a judge finding that nearly 1 million customers charged the fees should have known that even banks “sometimes make mistakes”.
A Melbourne restaurant has defended a lawsuit brought by Kanye West for alleged unauthorised use of his name and likeness, pointing to disclaimers to show it did not mislead consumers about any affiliation with the controversial rapper.
Federal prosecutors pursuing a case against Members Equity have lost an appeal of a ruling that threw out half the charges against the direct bank as time barred, with an appeals court finding the ASIC Act imposes a hard deadline for bringing a criminal case of misleading or deceptive conduct.
Australian sports promoters TEG Live and Left Field Live have sued Scottish football team the Rangers for at least $3 million after the club allegedly backed out of a Sydney match with rival Celtic.