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Epic Games hearing to go ahead despite Google settlement
A hearing on the relief Fortnite maker Epic Games is entitled to in its successful competition case against Google and Apple could be affected by a hearing on a worldwide settlement reached by Google, a judge has said.
BHP files High Court challenge to same job, same pay orders
BHP has filed a High Court challenge to orders requiring it to pay labour hire workers at mines in central Queensland the same as its workers.
Apple wants to rob judgment of ‘bite’ in Epic Games case, court told
Orders proposed by Apple after a judge’s finding that the digital giant and rival Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct would “rob the court’s findings of their detail, their efficacy and their bite”, Epic Games has said.
Bupa must pay $35M in unconscionable conduct case
A court has slapped private health insurer Bupa with a $35 million penalty after it admitted to misleading thousands of customers about their benefits for over five years.
Medibank to face joint trial in class action, OAIC case over data breach
A judge has said there should be a joint initial trial in a class action and the privacy regulator’s case against Medibank over a 2022 cyber attack that exposed the data of almost 10 million customers.
Apple, Google say orders sought by Epic Games go ‘well beyond’ case
In the wake of a judgment that Apple and Google misused their market power in running their app stores, the tech giants are fighting injunctions proposed by Epic Games, which they say go beyond the case argued at trial.
Class action must wait for damages in competition case against Apple, Google
A judge has put off deciding what damages group members are owed in two class actions against Apple and Google after finding the tech companies engaged in anti-competitive conduct in the app marketplace.
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Mills Oakley solicitor used by client in attempt to mislead court, judge finds
A director at property developer Villawood can't shield instructions given to his Mills Oakley solicitor after a judge found he sought to use his lawyer to mislead the court.
Apple, Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct, says judge
In a major win for two class actions and Fortnite maker Epic Games, a judge has found that Apple and Google misused their market power in running app stores and in-app purchase systems.
Medibank’s bid to keep Deloitte reports from class action sent to Full Court
A judge has sent to the Full Federal Court Medibank’s fight to shield Deloitte reports into a data breach, raising concerns about how evidence from a solicitor and the health insurer's inhouse lawyer was previously treated.