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Claws out: Monster Energy appeals loss in trade mark dispute with MuscleTech
Monster Energy has lodged a Federal Court appeal after failing to block supplements retailer MuscleTech from registering a new logo that it alleges is similar to its own M claw mark. 
White Island volcano victims win court OK to pause Aussie suits
A judge has granted victims of the New Zealand White Island volcano eruption the right to freeze their Australian claims so they can sue cruise operator Royal Carribean in the US state of Florida. 
Proctor & Gamble, Reckitt warned against ‘pointless wars’ in detergent dispute
Consumer goods giants Proctor & Gamble and Reckitt Benckiser have been urged by a court not to bury their dispute over marketing of a dishwashing tablet product under a mountain of competing performance tests.
Law firm investigating class action against Salt Lake Potash, auditor EY
A law firm is probing a shareholder class action against former ASX-listed Salt Lake Potash and auditor EY, alleging the company failed to disclose material information about its financial position before entering receivership in late 2021.
Repatriating Aussies detained in Syria ‘easy to do’, top judge told
A human rights group has told the Federal Court it will file for habeas corpus in a bid to compel the federal government to bring home Australians stuck in Syrian detention camps, with eight women, all Australian citizens, and 18 children being held in Camp Roj in the country’s northeast. 
Full Court won’t weigh in on ASIC’s power to seek penalties for Credit Code violations
Sunshine Loans has lost its bid to have the Full Court weigh in on ASIC’s authority to seek penalties for Credit Code violations, in proceedings accusing the online lender of charging over $320,000 in prohibited fees. 
Influencer wants Google, Microsoft help to find anonymous email sender
A judge has ordered Google and Microsoft to provide a social media influencer with identity information for a host of Gmail and Outlook accounts, after a months-long campaign of alleged malicious messages directed at the influencer’s business partners.
Facebook agrees to $20M penalty in ACCC case over data privacy app
Facebook has agreed to pay a $20 million penalty for misleading consumers by representing that its discontinued Onavo Protect mobile app would keep users’ personal activity data private, when in fact it was being collected for commercial use.
Class action against KPMG, CuDeco directors wants insurance docs to avoid ‘train wreck’
A shareholder class action against KPMG and the directors of defunct mining company CuDeco is seeking insurance information and a limited number of documents from the directors ahead of mediation, to avoid a "train wreck" of a case, a court has heard.
L’Oreal loses rights to use Elvive trade mark for beauty products
Skincare giant L’Oreal has lost the rights to use a 23-year-old trade mark for branding some of its products, after a competitor successfully campaigned IP Australia to strike it from the register for non-use.