A tribunal has rejected a gay discrimination complaint made by anti-discrimination activist Garry Burns against Rugby League player Israel Folau due to the “egregious” nature of Burns’ conduct.
The Federal Court has ordered former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell to pay a $90,000 penalty after a “narrow” win for ASIC in its case over the domestic broadcast rights to the Australian Open.
Sports presenter Erin Molan has fired off a defamation lawsuit over the Daily Mail’s coverage of a remark she made during Nine’s Continuous Call radio program which she claims implied she was a racist who deliberately mocked the names of Pacific Islanders on air.
Race car driver and former owner of the famous Byron Bay Hotel, Max Twigg, misappropriated around $100 million in family trust money, taking steps to conceal the transfer of funds from his mother, a court has found.
The Australian Olympic Committee has settled litigation brought against a local microbrewery for allegedly violating its intellectual property by featuring the AOC coat of arms on its products and packaging without permission.
A judge has handed ASIC a “narrow” win in its action against former Tennis Australia director Harold Mitchell, tossing most of the regulator’s case and accusing it of “confirmatory bias”.
Bookmaker Sportsbetting.com.au has accused rival Sportsbet of “groundless threats” as it hits back with a cross claim in a hotly disputed trade mark lawsuit between the two companies.
Australian bookmaker Sportsbet has filed a lawsuit against betting competitor Sportsbetting.com.au for alleged trade mark infringement and consumer law violations.
India’s God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar has won a $2 million judgment against Australian bat maker Spartan Sports for allegedly failing to pay him money owed under a licencing deal and continuing to use his image after termination of the agreement.
An appeals court has dealt Classic Bet and Best Bet a loss in their challenge to a $3.8 million judgment in a contractual dispute related to the $5.95 million acquisition of the sports gambling companies by Playup in 2018.