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Chinese restaurant chain wins injunction in franchise trademark dispute
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-29 3:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Federal Court judge has granted Chinese restaurant chain Tim Ho Wan’s bid for a temporary injunction in a dispute over trademark rights assigned through a franchise agreement. 

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Airline settles with brain surgeon over jammed pinky finger
Article 2018-05-29 2:33 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Austrian Airlines has resolved a case brought by a brain surgeon who claimed his pinky finger was permanently damaged after it was caught in a fold-out tray table during a flight.

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Fair Work Ombudsman wins accessorial liability fine against MCG cleaner
Employment 2018-05-29 11:45 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A surprise, late-night visit by Fair Work inspectors to the Melbourne Cricket Ground has led to a fine against a global cleaning company for a subcontractor’s underpayment of staff, one of the first accessorial liability fines secured by the Ombudsman.

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Actavis, AstraZeneca resolve Crestor patent battle
Allens 2018-05-28 11:45 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Generic drug giant Actavis Global has reached a settlement with AstraZeneca in a long-running patent dispute over blockbuster cholesterol medicine Crestor that wound its way to the High Court.

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TM reputation irrelevant in deceptively similar cases, court hears
Agriculture 2018-05-28 10:34 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A trade mark’s reputation is beside the point in an infringement claim alleging deceptive similarity, the Full Federal Court heard Monday in an appeal of a case involving two of Australia’s biggest meat processing and distribution companies.

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Catch Group sues Kogan over ‘catch’ AdWords
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2018-05-28 10:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

E-retailer Catch Group has sued competitor Kogan, saying the online retailer is violating its “catch” trademarks and the consumer law through sponsored links on Google driven by phrases using the word “catch”.

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Passenger sues Virgin Australia over bumpy landing
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-28 9:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A 64-year-old woman has sued Virgin Australia over injuries allegedly sustained as a result of a bumpy landing on a domestic flight.

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Employers on notice after FWO’s win in race discrimination case
Employment 2018-05-28 2:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Fresh off a win in its first race discrimination case, the Fair Work Ombudsman has issued a warning to employers that discriminate against workers on the basis of race: we will come after you.

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Judge hits pause on ACCC, NIB case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2018-05-28 1:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has vacated a trial scheduled to start next week in Melbourne between the ACCC and NIB Health Funds over claims the health insurer violated consumer protection laws by making changes to its plans without first notifying members.

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Clive Palmer’s assets frozen by Queensland court
Article 2018-05-25 10:42 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Queensland Supreme Court has frozen more than $200 million in personal assets of mining tycoon and former MP Clive Palmer, in a case brought by the liquidators of failed Queensland Nickel.

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