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Tyro settles class action over EFTPOS outage
Fintech Tyro has agreed to settle a class action brought by retailers who were unable to process payments during a days-long EFTPOS outage in January 2021.
Mitsubishi wins High Court leave in case over ‘misleading’ fuel economy label
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether Mitsubishi can be sued over allegedly misleading fuel efficiency representations on a label affixed to the windshield of a Triton 4WD that was required by law.
High Court to hear appeal over liability for developer’s source code theft
The High Court will hear an appeal over whether real estate agent Biggin & Scott should be held liable for copyright infringement for its supposed "indifference" to the copying of real estate marketing platform Campaigntrack's source code by a developer.
High Court won’t hear HarperCollins’ deep sleep defamation appeal
The High Court has declined HarperCollins' special leave application seeking to appeal a decision that revived a psychiatrist's defamation case over a book about the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.
Consumers would have right to sue for privacy breaches under proposed reforms
The Attorney-General has proposed an overhaul of Australia's privacy laws that would allow consumers to sue for Privacy Act breaches and bring in an EU-style right to be forgotten.
Vannin Capital wins $44.5M judgment against Clive Palmer companies
Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel and three other Palmer-related entities have been ordered to pay $44.5 million (US$30.8 million) to litigation funder Vannin Capital for defaulting on a loan for a private jet.
Melbourne law firm accused of bullying junior lawyer
Melbourne law firm KHQ Lawyers has been sued for a former junior lawyer who alleges the firm compiled a "haphazard collection" of allegations as pretense to fire her after she complained about workplace bullying.
Treasury Wine Estates resolves dispute over ‘wine in a can’ patents
Treasury Wine Estates has resolved proceedings against 'wine in a can' maker Barokes alleging the Melbourne-based company's patents are invalid and that it made "unjustified threats" against the Penfolds maker.
CIMIC Group unit to pay $438,000 to settle underpayments class action
UGL Limited has agreed to pay $438,000 to settle a class action accusing the engineering company of underpaying casual aluminium construction and manufacturing workers over a three year-period.
Medibank hit with Federal Court class action over massive data breach
Australia's largest private health insurer Medibank is facing a class action over a data breach that affected close to 10 million customers.