Most Recent
Law firm barred by court from obstructing manager appointed by legal watchdog
Appeals 2022-09-13 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A law firm whose principal has been barred from practicing has been restrained from obstructing a Thomson Geer partner appointed to manage it.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Judge puts kibosh on first hearing of new serious harm test in coach’s defamation case
ALT Legal Associates 2022-09-13 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has called off a pre-trial hearing to determine whether the new serious harm element in Australia’s defamation laws is satisfied in a case brought by a weight lifting coach, citing an “unfortunate turn of events”.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Fresenius Kabi, Samsung Bioepis lock horns again over Humira biosimilar
Clayton Utz 2022-09-13 10:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

German biotech Fresenius Kabi has struck back at Samsung Bioepis’s latest attack on the validity of its patents for a liquid formulation of top selling immunosuppressant drug Humira, accusing the Korean company of causing its sales to flag by infringing the patent.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Star engaged in ‘inherently deceptive’ practices, unsuitable to hold casino licence: report
Class Actions 2022-09-13 4:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The NSW gaming regulator has found Star Entertainment is unfit to hold a casino licence and has threatened disciplinary action after uncovering anti-money laundering breaches and “inherently deceptive” misconduct.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Iconic Melbourne music venue loses trade mark appeal
Appeals 2022-09-13 12:51 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The Corner Hotel has lost another bid to cancel a rival club’s ‘jazz corner’ and ‘jazz corner hotel’ trade marks, with a judge finding the marks did not infringe the famed Richmond pub’s ‘corner’ trade marks.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Aveo class action members facing novel funding order protected by court, judge says
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-09-13 12:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has approved an opt-out notice in a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group that advises of a proposed application for a controversial funding order that would put a lien on some group members homes.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Appeals court sides with nephew in Binetter family feud over $1M loan
Appeals 2022-09-12 10:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

An appeals court has tossed an appeal in litigation between members of the embattled Binetter family, founders of Nudie Juice, over a $1 million loan given by Holocaust survivor Ida Wolff to her nephew Ronald Binetter.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Scenic Cruises ordered to pay $10M to passengers forced to take the bus
Celia Winnett 2022-09-12 10:22 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has ordered Scenic Cruises to pay just over $10 million to travellers who were promised a “once in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europe” but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Lawyers to seek 22% cut in Noumi shareholder class action
Class Actions 2022-09-12 5:09 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Law firms Slater & Gordon and Phi Finney McDonald are seeking a 22 per cent cut of any recovery in a consolidated shareholder class action against food company Noumi and its auditor Deloitte over $590 million in accounting irregularities.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Ex-special forces commando sues ABC for defamation over war crimes coverage
ABC 2022-09-12 4:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A former special forces commander has sued the Australian Broadcasting Corporation over two stories which he claims implied that he “callously killed” a prisoner and committed war crimes while in Afghanistan in 2012.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?