Publications

Adams v Clark Homes Pty Ltd (Building and Property) [2015] VCAT 1658

The High Court has now provided some clarity by unequivocally stating that “surrounding circumstances” may only be used to construe a written contract when “ambiguity” is present

s 123 provides parallel-importer with defence to trade mark infringement despite repackaging

The Bell Group Limited (in liq) v Deputy Commissioner of Taxation [2015] FCA 1056

The Chocolate Malt Balls War resumed with Mars (maker of Maltesers) seeking to prevent Delfi (a competitor) from registering the word MALTITOS as a trade mark

In Gardencity Altona v Grech Lansdowne AJ refused an application to remove a covenant requiring the main walls of any dwelling or shop on the land to be of brick and/or stone

Ed Heerey QC regularly presents trade mark seminars at the Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New Zealand (IPSANZ) Annual Conference

Final decisions of the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) made on the basis of its opinion as to what is fair in all the circumstances are rarely reviewable by the courts

ANCHORAGE seems like a good name for a funds management business. Sounds safe & secure. It also reminds me of Michelle Shocked and Northern Exposure, but that’s just showing my age

The Victorian Court of Appeal has held that the inherent jurisdiction of the Court is now statutorily modified by the provisions of the Civil Procedure Act 2010