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ACCC wins $1.5M penalty against sporting goods retailer Decathlon
ACCC 2021-08-17 10:01 pm By Bianca Hrovat

International sporting goods giant Decathlon has been ordered to pay a $1.5 million penalty for selling hundreds of basketball hoops and inflatable swimming pools that did not comply with mandatory safety standards.

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Sacked sports journalist loses case over coverage of ‘vivid and disgusting’ workplace comments
Baker McKenzie 2021-07-29 9:27 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A former rugby league journalist with Channel 7 has lost his defamation case over media reports, which alleged he threatened to rip the head off a young regional cadet, because the defamatory imputations were substantially true, judge has ruled.

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Culture Kings steps out of the ring, resolves Mike Tyson suit over ‘misleading’ T-shirts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-07-29 1:42 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Streetwear retailer Culture Kings has resolved a lawsuit brought by former world boxing champion Mike Tyson alleging the company misled consumers by using his image on its T-shirts.

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Culture Kings hits back at Mike Tyson lawsuit over ‘misleading’ t-shirts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-07-15 7:25 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Australian streetwear retailer Culture Kings has hit back at a lawsuit by former world boxing champion and self-proclaimed “baddest man on the planet” Mike Tyson, denying allegations that it misled customers by using his image on its t-shirts. 

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Mike Tyson sues Culture Kings over ‘misleading’ T-shirts
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-06-09 4:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Boxing champion Mike Tyson has sued Australian streetwear company Culture Kings for allegedly selling ‘misleading’ T-shirts featuring his image.

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Jump swim school hit with $23M penalty for ‘very serious’ consumer law breaches
ACCC 2021-05-20 4:47 pm By Miklos Bolza

The failed franchisor behind the Jump Swim Schools brand has been hit with a $23 million penalty for what a Federal Court judge found were “very serious” consumer law contraventions.

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Brother of NBA star sues sister for defamation over historical sexual abuse allegations
Barry Dean 2021-04-20 4:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

The half-brother and manager of NBA star Ben Simmons has filed defamation proceedings against his half-sister over a barrage of tweets accusing him of sexually molesting her when she was a child.

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Melbourne Storm takes ex-CEO Dave Donaghy to court over Broncos defection
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2021-02-25 4:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

National rugby league team Melbourne Storm has brought legal action against former CEO Dave Donaghy seeking an injunction banning him from taking on the top post at the Brisbane Broncos until August.

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Race car driver Max Twigg appeals ruling he misappropriated $100M from family trust fund
Anthony McInerney 2021-02-02 2:52 pm By Spencer Fowler Steen

Race car driver and former owner of the famed Byron Bay Hotel, Max Twigg, has launched an appeal of a ruling that he misappropriated around $100 million in family trust money and took steps to conceal the transfer of funds from his mother.

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ASIC won’t challenge loss in Tennis Australia case, but more claims may be coming
Aaron Weinstock 2020-12-09 9:52 pm By Miklos Bolza

ASIC will not appeal a Federal Court decision tossing the majority of its case against former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell and accusing the regulator of “confirmatory bias” in bringing the case, but has foreshadowed fresh claims related to allegedly inconsistent statements given during its investigation.

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