Litigation - King & Wood Mallesons Pulse

From trespass to trust: the Full Court expands equitable remedies for wrongfully obtained copyright works

3 September 2025

The Full Court has broken new ground in The Game Meats Company of Australia Pty Ltd v Farm Transparency International Ltd [2025] FCAFC 104, imposing a constructive trust over copyright in footage obtained by trespass.

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Expert evidence blows up detonator patent litigation

25 July 2025

By Suzy Madar, Luke Hawthorne, Jacob Flynn, Lily McCubbin

In a long, but intricately reasoned first instance judgment, Australia’s Federal Court has ruled on the validity and infringement of patents relating to wireless detonators.

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Gene-ius at stake: who really cracked CRISPR in plants and animals?

3 June 2025

By Suzy Madar, Emily King

Many of our readers will have first heard of CRISPR-Cas9 a number of years ago.

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A successful attempt: ACCC wins cartel case against Qteq

28 May 2025

By Erika Serrano, James Keeves, Tamara Hunter

Erika Serrano and James Keeves outline the key takeaways from the Federal Court's decision in ACCC v Qteq - a successful cartel attempt case

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An ‘Ultra’ Penalty

7 April 2025

By Tamara Hunter, Laura Kiss, Raesha Tamrakar

Tamara Hunter, Laura Kiss and Raesha Tamrakar explore the consequences of non-compliance with Court orders.

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ACCC pieces together case against broken Mosaic

14 February 2025

By Tamara Hunter, Zareen Qayyum, William Thorp

The Federal Court has granted leave for the ACCC to proceed against Mosaic Brands, which entered voluntary administration in October.

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Hong Kong Security of Payment Ordinance – In Action

27 December 2024

By Paul Starr, Donovan Ferguson, Lucinda McPhee, Lucas Tan, Godfrey Yuen, Jessie Wong, Sian Knight

The final stage for implementation of security of payment (SOP) legislation in Hong Kong is now underway.

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‘Have you any dreams you’d like to sell?’ Fleetwood Mac producer in copyright tiff with Broadway playwright

28 November 2024

By Cate Nagy, James Parker

Last month, Ken Caillat, author of the memoir Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album (Making Rumours) and producer of the album itself, commenced copyright infringement proceedings together with his co-author Steven Stiefel against the creators of the Broadway play Stereophonic in the United States District Court in New York.

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Compatibility Matters – Hong Kong Court’s Approach to Single Arbitration under Multiple Contracts

3 June 2024

By Paul Starr, Jesse Tizard, Jonnie Huang, Sian Knight

The first Hong Kong court decision to provide express guidance on Article 29 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules (2018)

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Challenge to “Letters of No Consent” regime laid to rest by the Court of Final Appeal

21 May 2024

By Paul Starr, Jesse Tizard, Jenny Fok, Sian Knight

In the case Tam Sze Leung v Commissioner of Police [1], the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (“CFA”) unanimously upheld the “Letters of No Consent” (“LNC”) regime, as operated by the police under the Organized and Serious Crimes Ordinance (Cap.

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