A judge overseeing a superannuation class action against two Westpac units that settled for $30 million has expressed concerns about the ATO’s potential involvement in distributing settlement funds, saying the department was unlikely to efficiently reunite group members with their money.
Moccona’s instant coffee jar shape trade mark should be cancelled because the mark is functional and can’t distinguish the company’s goods, the owner of coffee brand Vittoria argues in a trade mark infringement cross-claim.
Dominique Grubisa has denied the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s allegation that she misled consumers about her wealth management courses, arguing the claims that owners could sell their homes but retain equity were “substantially true”.
The judge overseeing a defamation action brought by Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch over a Crikey article that allegedly linked him to the January 6 riot on the US Capital has questioned the “scorched earth policy” taken by both sides.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought its first-ever case concerning unfair insurance contract terms, targeting Auto & General Insurance Company’s standard form home and contents insurance agreement.
The applicant in an underpayments class action against telecommunications contractor Tandem — which has been stayed since the company entered administration — has asked a court to abandon the case.
Infrastructure services company Downer EDI has been hit with a class action after revealing “accounting irregularities” that sent its share price tumbling.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its case against four Linchpin Capital directors after a judge found they duped their clients into lining the directors’ pockets and benefitting the parent company.
The competition regulator has cast doubt on the public interest argument for the proposed $4.9 billion ANZ, Suncorp tie-up, saying Tuesday the nature, likelihood and extent of the touted benefits had not been substantiated.
Companies linked to the wife of the disgraced Banksia Securities class action silk Norman O’Bryan have offered $1.25 million to settle proceedings seeking to recover a $21.5 million judgment for defrauded investors.