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Epic Games may face class action over ‘addictive’ Fortnite game
Epic Games is facing a class action investigation for allegedly failing to warn parents about the addictive nature of its popular battle royale game Fortnite.
Retail Food Group agrees to $10M settlement in ACCC case
Retail Food Group has agreed to a settlement worth $10 million in ACCC proceedings alleging the franchise giant misled purchasers of loss-making stores about the viability of its stores.
WA saddled with $2M legal bill from ‘futile’ defamation fight with Clive Palmer
The state of Western Australia has been left with a $2 million legal bill for defending a defamation action  by billionaire Clive Palmer and advancing cross-claims on behalf of premier Mark McGowan, which a judge blasted as "a futile exercise".
Ex-Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen defeats insider trading charges
Insider trading charges against former Vocus chairman Vaughan Bowen have been discharged, fifteen months after they were brought.
Lawyerly holiday publishing schedule
Lawyerly will be closed from December 26 until January 9.
Pokemon wins injunction against augmented reality game, NFTs
A judge has granted the Pokemon Company's request for a temporary injunction restraining an Australian business from developing an augmented reality game featuring its popular Pokemon characters and selling related NFTs. 
Holding Redlich sued over ‘negligent’ advice on ‘Aldi bag of cash’
Law firm Holding Redlich has been sued by the NSW Labor Party for allegedly providing negligent advice on $100,000 in illegal political donations delivered in an Aldi bag and the ICAC investigation that followed, setting the party back $1.8 million in legal costs.
ACMA slams ABC over Four Corners report ‘Fox and the Big Lie’
The communications regulator has found an ABC Four Corners report on the role Fox News played in perpetuating the lie that the 2020 US presidential election was stolen breached the accuracy and fair and honest dealing requirements in its Code of Practice.
AVZ Minerals may face class action over lithium project disclosures
Lithium prospecting  company AVZ Minerals is facing a potential class action for allegedly misleading shareholders about its ownership rights to its flagship lithium project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 
‘Disastrous’ GetSwift class action settlement revised down to $1M
A $1.5 million class action settlement against failed logistics provider GetSwift, which a judge termed a "disaster", has been revised down to $1 million and may face a liquidators' challenge that could see a group members recover nothing.