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Qantas workers lose bid for High Court hearing over use of JobKeeper subsidy
Appeals 2021-06-25 1:42 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The High Court on Friday denied special leave to three unions representing Qantas workers that sought to challenge a Federal Court ruling for the airline in a dispute over the operation of last year’s COVID-19 JobKeeper wage subsidy.

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Dossier of Christian Porter’s alleged rape victim released by court in case against silk
Bret Walker 2021-06-24 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The dossier by the woman who accused former Attorney-General Christian Porter of rape has been made public in a case brought by the woman’s friend against his star defamation barrister.

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Christian Porter, Sue Chrysanthou hit with costs in Jo Dyer lawsuit
ABC 2021-06-11 10:31 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Christian Porter and silk Sue Chrysanthou have been ordered to foot the legal bill of a friend of the woman who accused Porter of rape, after she succeeded in having the barrister removed from  defamation proceedings the former attorney-general brought against the ABC.

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Silk on cutting-edge IP cases elevated to Federal Court
Courts 2021-06-10 10:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A top intellectual property barrister who has worked on cutting-edge cases that raise novel questions about the patentability of inventions has been appointed to the Federal Court.

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Full Court warned sending Epic Games lawsuit against Apple to California would have ‘chilling effect’
ACCC 2021-06-09 4:41 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Video game developer Epic Games has asked the Full Federal Court to overturn an “illogical” decision sending its competition lawsuit against Apple to California, saying the move would have a “chilling effect” on the enforcement of Australia’s competition laws.

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Judge warns ‘enough’s enough’ in fight for damages over delayed Abilify generic
Allens 2021-06-03 10:52 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has given Generic Health more time to file its evidence in a multimillion-dollar dispute with drug makers Otsuka and Bristol-Myers Squibbs over the delayed launch of generic versions of their antipsychotic drug Abilify, but warned there had to be a cut-off point for preparing the decade-long dispute for trial.

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Christian Porter faces threat of defamation lawsuit
ABC 2021-06-01 10:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Jo Dyer, a friend of the woman who accused Christian Porter of rape, has threatened to sue the former attorney-general for defamation over public statements he made during his now discontinued defamation battle against the ABC.

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Full Court won’t undo injunction barring ‘RestQ’ trade mark use
Amy Campbell 2021-05-28 10:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

An appeals court has upheld a ruling which bars use of the RestQ trade mark on sleep products sold by Martin & Pleasance because of a “disturbing” number of similarities with the marketing and appearance of an established competitor’s Rescue natural sleep aid product.

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‘It is an expensive business’: Christian Porter says defamation suit will be ‘massive’ financial drain
ABC 2021-05-26 12:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Former attorney-general Christian Porter has dodged a question about whether his defamation lawsuit against the ABC and reporter Louise Milligan is being funded by third parties, saying he went into the litigation knowing the case would be a “massive drain” on his finances.

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Christian Porter’s lawyers accuse ABC of ‘improper’ allegations against silk
ABC 2021-05-17 6:59 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Lawyers retained by former attorney-general Christian Porter have accused the ABC of making “improper” allegations against Porter’s counsel, who is facing calls for her to return her brief to act for him in defamation proceedings against the national broadcaster.

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