Williams & Hughes

Western Australian energy company UON has won a bid to file amended claims in two Federal Court proceedings over a mining invention it says was stolen by a rival, after DLA Piper took over the cases from local firm Bennett + Co.

A Western Australia Supreme Court judge has dodged a lawsuit by a kosher compliance inspector who alleged he was defamed by an email that claimed the inspector did not have “shem tov”, or a good name, in Perth’s Jewish community.

Ansell has settled a dispute with a Perth cosmetic clinic over its proposed registration of the trade mark ‘SKYN Love The Skyn You’re In’, after the Australian rubber latex manufacturer argued it was substantially identical to four of its condom trade marks.