A barrister for actor Geoffrey Rush has accused Nationwide News of wanting to change its defence purely to gain access to Sydney Theatre Company documents blocked by an earlier judgment.
Supermarket chain Aldi Foods has made several attempts to negotiate with its drivers’ union in a long running industrial dispute, but the union refuses to sit down for talks, a court heard last week.
The Australian consumer regulator has questioned the long-term commercial viability of the NBN, saying consumers may lose their appetite for increased broadband speeds when the network’s prices go up.
There is nothing novel about a dying mesothelioma sufferer seeking damages for the loss of 17 years’ of superannuation and the age pension, the High Court has been told ahead of an expedited hearing on the question of whether the benefits count as compensable loss of earnings in tort cases.
A judge overseeing Motorola Solutions’ patent infringement suit against Hytera Communications has ordered the Chinese company to hand over documents in evidence in the companies’ U.S. litigation ahead of producing documents held in China.
Flight Centre has been ordered to pay $12.5 million in penalties for making multiple attempts to enter into price-fixing arrangements with three international airlines.
A judge has fined two companies for selling garage-door remote controls that infringe three Australian patents owned by U.S.-based The Chamberlain Group.
The former head of childcare provider G8 Education has been slapped with multiple criminal charges for her role in an abandoned takeover bid for rival childcare company Affinity Education.
Qantas has settled a lawsuit by a passenger who claims he suffered back and neck injuries after sitting in a faulty seat on a long-haul flight from Sydney to Los Angeles.
Blue Sky Alternative Investments could be facing a class action after a report by a U.S. hedge fund that found the Australian fund manager had exaggerated its assets under management and the performance of its investments, while also collecting excessive management fees.