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Rentokil wins $3.4M judgment against ex-supply manager over fraudulent invoice scam
Clayton Utz 2022-04-19 5:39 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Pest control giant Rentokil has won its case against a former manager over an alleged multi-million dollar fraudulent invoice scheme, with a court ruling the company is owed $3.38 million plus almost $200,000 in interest. 

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Another aggrieved partner takes HWL Ebsworth boss to court
Business of Law 2022-04-19 5:06 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

HWL Ebsworth managing partner Juan Martinez is yet again the target of a lawsuit, the latest claiming he committed a “fundamental breach” by locking a capital partner out of the office and withholding profits after the partner gave notice.

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ASIC suspends Dixon Advisory’s financial services licence
ASIC 2022-04-19 1:24 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

In yet another blow for the embattled wealth manager, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has suspended Dixon Advisory’s financial services licence.

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Mills Oakley hires Monde Legal founder for IP team
Business of Law 2022-04-19 3:28 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Mills Oakley has bolstered its intellectual property practice with the appointment of new partner Lisa Egan, who will be based in the firm’s Melbourne office.

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Scenic hit with damages of up to $25M in class action over luxury cruise turned bus tour
Celia Winnett 2022-04-14 10:19 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has made a long-awaited award of damages 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.

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Babcock & Brown shareholders lose bid for re-trial over judge’s ‘pernicious’ delay
Appeals 2022-04-14 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The High Court has rejected a bid by shareholders of collapsed investment advisory firm Babcock & Brown for special leave to seek a re-trial of their cases alleging disclosure breaches because of the trial judge’s “excessive” three-year delay in delivering judgment.

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Judge erred in finding AI can be patent inventor, Full Court says
Allens 2022-04-14 3:39 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Full Court has overturned a landmark judgment which found artificial intelligence can be named as an inventor on patent applications, in a decision which brings Australia in line with findings from courts in the UK, US and EU.

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Aurizon wins share capital dispute over $4.4B loan during 2010 float
Allens 2022-04-13 3:09 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Rail freight operator Aurizon has triumphed in a tax dispute with the ATO, with a court finding that credit for a $4.4 billion loan by the Queensland government made during an initial public offering in 2010 was share capital despite no shares being issued to the state government.

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Chaser star Julian Morrow deceived co-producer over ABC show The Checkout, court finds
ABC 2022-04-14 4:47 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Chaser star Julian Morrow engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and breached his directorial duties by taking over a joint venture behind the hit ABC consumer affairs program The Checkout while hiding the fact that he was negotiating a seventh season of the series, a court has found.

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Mick Gatto loses appeal in defamation case against ABC
ABC 2022-04-14 10:42 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

Underworld figure Mick Gatto has lost a bid to appeal a decision dismissing his defamation claims against the ABC over an article he said accused him of threatening to kill gangland lawyer Nicola Gobbo.

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