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X loses Full Court challenge to eSafety Commissioner infringement notice
Stephen Lloyd 2025-07-31 10:53 am By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has thrown out X Corp’s legal challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to its corporate predecessor Twitter over child exploitation material monitoring on its platform. 

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Ex-SBS journalist takes aim at ‘deficient’ lawsuit over Gaza posts
Discrimination 2025-07-30 11:44 pm By Andy Sidler

A former SBS journalist has asked the court to take the red pen to most of a lawsuit alleging she engaged in racial discrimination with several social media posts about Gaza.

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Tribunal recommends anti-vax lawyer be struck from roll
Legal Ethics 2025-07-30 11:30 pm By Andy Sidler

A tribunal has recommended that a Sydney lawyer be struck from the roll over a series of COVID-era social media posts, including a Tweet representing that a judge who rejected a challenge to a vaccine mandate condoned murder. 

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Nicholas Bolton loses appeal over Yowie board spill
Appeals 2025-07-30 11:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Nicholas Bolton has lost his challenge to Keybridge Capital’s move to remove him from the board of confectionary group Yowie, after he was found to have been validly removed as the CEO of Keybridge in March. 

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Origin class action cites ‘uncertainty’ of shareholder cases in contingency fee bid
Class Actions 2025-07-29 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The law firm behind a class action against Origin Energy wants a 35 per cent contingency fee, arguing that a string of defeats in shareholders cases has “accentuated the uncertainty and complexities” of proving loss.

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Law firm seeks 35% GCO in WiseTech class action
Class Actions 2025-07-29 11:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The law firm running a shareholder class action against WiseTech is seeking a group costs order that would give it a 35 per cent cut of any settlement, arguing the relatively high rate was justified by the risks of running the case.

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Carnival loses challenge to negligence finding in COVID-19 class action
Personal injury 2025-07-29 10:43 am By Cindy Cameronne

Carnival has lost an appeal of a finding in a class action that it was negligent in preventing a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess cruise ship, but an appeal by the applicant over damages has also failed. 

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Merivale comes up short in trade mark battle despite plans to reopen Est restaurant
Intellectual Property 2025-07-29 11:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Merivale has largely lost a battle to retain its ‘Est’ trade mark, with IP Australia finding the hospitality giant abandoned the brand when it shuttered its George St, Sydney fine dining eatery in 2019. 

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Pitcher Partners wins separate hearing in Titan Interactive liquidator’s case
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-07-29 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

Pitcher Partners has won its bid for a separate hearing on whether the liquidator of collapsed IT company Titan Interactive is entitled to any relief on its claims the accounting firm breached its duty of care in providing tax advice.

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AAT member not owed salary after accepting judge position in UK, court finds
Employment 2025-07-29 11:39 pm By Andy Sidler

A former member of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal has failed to convince a judge her salary should still have been paid after she accepted a job as a deputy judge in the UK. 

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