Norton Rose In November 2009, we reported on the Government’s progress with respect to its reform of the freedom of information regime. As part of its 2007 election policy, the Government announced that it would reform the FOI landscape with the main objective to promote a pro-disclosure culture across the Government and building a stronger [...]

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Jiona Investments Pty Ltd & Ors v Medihelp General Practice Pty Limited [2010] QCA 99 Judgment was at first instance entered against the appellant for $1.2 million and costs of $407,378.47; having failed to enter a defence to third party proceedings based on an indemnity. The failure to enter a defence was pivotal in the [...]

5 May 2010 | by The New Lawyer At least 10 class actions being stymied by a litigation funding stalemate were unlocked yesterday as the Federal Government confirmed it would introduce new regulation to undo a Federal Court decision made last year Read more in theNewLawyer and reproduced with permission.

A recent Federal Court case considered the legalities of a company using a trade mark owned by another party as a search term in its Google AdWords campaign. Read more of the article by Jamie White, Partner of Edge Legal. Reproduced with permission of Edge Legal in accordance with their terms of use.

Condren v The Southport Workers Community Club Inc [2010] QSC 130 The grounds for the summary dismissal from the plaintiff’s employer were primarily based on whether the use of motor vehicles during the course of the plaintiff’s employment and receipt of money from a ‘trade-in’ from one such vehicle amounted to being misconduct, which warranted [...]

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