Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Flight Centre Limited (No 2) [2018] 356 ALR 38
6-12-18 / Michael Hodge KC — Competition & Consumer
Where airlines made published fares available to agents through an electronic reservation system - the Global Distribution System (GDS). Flight Centre collected fares it sold, remit the nett amount to the airline and retain the balance of the fare as commission. It was free to set the price at which…
Opposition by Firstmac Limited to applications under section 92 of the Act by ZipMoney Payments Pty Ltd to remove trade mark number 1021128 (36) – ZIP – in the name of Firstmac Limited [2018] ATMO 195
4-12-18 / Rachel De Luchi — Intellectual Property
A proceeding under subsection 92(4)(b) of the Trade Marks Act 1995 where a finance company sought the removal of a registered trade mark on the basis of non-use. Rachel De Luchi appeared for the Opponent, instructed by Spruson & Ferguson.
Williams v IS Industry Fund Pty Ltd [2018] FCAFC 219
4-12-18 / Florence Chen — Tax
This was a Full Federal Court appeal in relation to the decision of a single Federal Court Judge to uphold an AAT decision that the Appellant father was in an "inter-dependency relationship", within the meaning of s 10A of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (Cth), with his now deceased…
A proceeding where the plaintiff and defendant were tenants at a suburban shopping centre. The defendant sent an email to the body corporate alleging the plaintiff harassed him and his young child in the car park. The plaintiff obtained damages and injunctive relief. Rob Anderson QC acted for the plaintiff,…
The appellant entered into a contract with the respondent for the construction of a hotel. The appeal concerned whether a pleaded cause of action in restitution should be struck out. The basis for the claim was that the appellant had allegedly paid the respondent more than they were entitled to under the contract.…
