Welcome to the first of a 3 part series on bank class actions. Over the past few years several class actions have been brought against banks by customers claimi...
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A landmark decision in the Supreme Court of Queensland may have far reaching implications for tenants and landlords alike. In the case of GWC Property Group Pty...
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Acronyms-a-plenty, so make notes if you need to: Australian Football League (AFL) Australian Sports Anti‑Doping Authority (ASADA) Court of Arbitration...
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In a previous post (Apple takes a bite out of retail) we reviewed Apple’s US trade mark application for its iconic layout of flagship stores. Closer to home...
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A landmark decision was handed down in Northern Ireland with the High Court in Belfast deciding to award damages against social media giant Facebook. The cas...
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In the decision of Romero v Farstad Shipping (Indian Pacific) Pty Ltd (22 December 2014), the Full Court of the Federal Court held that an employer breached a c...
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Who would have thought a spat between two Australian coffee sellers - Cantarella and Modena – would create such a stir? Not a mere battle between baristas, bu...
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TripAdvisor, an online review platform, has dominated the travel e-commerce arena and now claims to be the largest travel site in the world, with more than 60 m...
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People typically think of trade marks as being static 2 dimensional brands with which consumers develop a familiarity over time. Enter contemporary marketeers a...
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) recently developed a strategy of targeting businesses engaging in unconscionable conduct in contra...
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