Tame Impala photo by Matt Sav

Earlier this year, two lawsuits relating to Tame Impala were filed against the band's former label Modular, and the label's founder, Steve "Pav" Pavlovic. One, filed by BMG, the rights management organization that handles the band's music, alleged that Modular and Pavlovic, along with Universal Music Group and Universal Music Australia, failed to make quarterly payments on Tame Impala royalties.

Separately, Universal Music Australia sued Pavlovic, claiming that they'd acquired ownership of Modular at the end of 2014 when he allegedly signed away his shares. Pavlovic argued that since he had never physically signed the document, he hadn't legally entered the agreement. (He told Billboard, "I had felt bullied into agreeing the terms and then got my second wind and stood up to say 'no'.")

Now, months after an Australian court initially ruled in UMA's favor, Australia's Court of Appeals of New South Wales has reversed the decision and ruled for Pavlovic.

The ruling centered around a legal agreement that would've signed away Pavlovic's Modular shares to Universal. Back in June, the Supreme Court of New South Wales ruled that while Pavlovic hadn't physically signed the agreement, he'd agreed to do so. In the decision, the judge wrote that "Mr Pavlovic deliberately lied when he sent emails to representatives of the plaintiff stating that he had signed various documents." (The judge also added, "I formed a most unfavourable opinion of Mr Pavlovic. He is a self-confessed liar who, it seems, effortlessly resorts to mendacity if he thinks it will suit his commercial ends.")

However, the appeals court's Chief Justice ruled that a binding agreement wasn't reached, allowing Pavlovic to maintain 50% ownership of Modular as well as his directorship. The judge also ordered Universal to pay Pavlovic's legal fees.

In a statement, Pavlovic wrote: