The judge overseeing the marathon Queensland floods class action has shot down a request by the defendants to submit new expert flood modeling reports, saying the “sophisticated litigants” would have to live with their earlier decision to pass on the chance to submit evidence in response to new reports by the plaintiff’s expert.
Telecommunications giant Telstra has taken a Victoria-based green energy company to court, alleging infringement of its trade mark for broadband subsidiary Belong.
The NSW Land and Environment Court has shot down attempts to further delay demolition work as part of the $729 million redevelopment of Sydney’s Allianz Stadium.
German pharmaceutical company Boehringer has struck back at a patent lawsuit brought by Teva, filing a cross-claim alleging Teva is threatening to infringe three of its patents related to its blockbuster inhaler Spiriva with the planned launch of a competing inhaler in Australia.
The Australian Competititon and Consumer Commission is investigating the proposed $231 million acquisition of Origin Energy’s Ironbark gas project in Queensland to Australia Pacific LNG.
Construction giant Lendlease has been temporarily restrained from beginning major demolition work for the Allianz Stadium redevelopment in Sydney until a judge rules on two legal challenges to the $729 million project.
The lead plaintiff in a class action alleging National Australia Bank pushed worthless credit card insurance onto its customers is disputing the bank’s claims that it had no power to negotiate the terms of the policies.
Clive Palmer has lost a bid to overturn an order freezing more than $200 million in his personal assets in a case brought by the liquidators of collapsed Queensland Nickel.
New Zealand-based medical device maker Fisher & Paykel and US-based ResMed have agreed to resolve all disputes between them over patents for devices used to treat sleep apnea.
Westpac has been hit with a class action for allegedly breaching responsible lending laws by providing unsuitable loans, the first of the big four banks to face a class action in the wake of the banking royal commission’s scathing final report.