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New competition class actions in the works against Apple, Google
Another law firm is planning competition class actions against Apple and Google over their app stores, just over a month after Phi Finney McDonald filed group proceedings against the tech giants, setting up a beauty parade that adds a wrinkle to similar cases brought by Epic Games.
Pitcher Partners looks to shut down $128M Twigg family lawsuit
Accounting firm Pitcher Partners wants to shut down a lawsuit brought by the Twigg family alleging it helped race car driver Max Twigg misappropriate $127.8 million in family trust money for himself.
Forum Finance director to get $1.25M for legal funds, despite ‘Byzantine’ financials
Bill Papas' business partner Vince Tesoriero has won the release of $1.25 million to pay for his legal fees in Westpac’s fraud case against him, despite a judge’s finding that disclosure concerning his true financial position was “less than ideal” and included “staggering” discrepancies.
Ben Roberts-Smith witnesses had ‘powerful motive to lie’, Fairfax says
Soldiers who took the stand for Ben Roberts-Smith in his defamation case against Fairfax colluded on the evidence they gave of key events, counsel for Fairfax has told a judge as a long-running trial comes to a close.
‘We can make a really strong case’: ANZ hopeful of ACCC approval for $4.9B Suncorp buy
ANZ is optimistic its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of insurer Suncorp's banking unit will be cleared by the competition regulator, and is counting on the public benefits of the merger to win approval.
Sleeping Virgin flight attendant’s dismissal harsh and unfair, FWC says
A long-serving Virgin Australia flight attendant who was found sleeping on the job was unfairly sacked given the length of her employment with the airline, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Seven files ‘urgent’ lawsuit over Commonwealth Games software
Broadcaster Seven has filed court proceedings against a production firm it partners with to broadcast the Olympic Games for allegedly refusing to hand over software it needs for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
Christian Porter loses appeal after silk barred from acting in defamation case
Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has lost his challenge to a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.
Boston Scientific to pay $105M in class action over pelvic mesh devices
US medical device maker Boston Scientific has agreed to pay $105 million to settle a class action on behalf of Australian women implanted with one or more of the company's pelvic mesh or sling products.
Bunnings, Kmart face investigation over use of facial recognition technology
Retail giants Bunnings and Kmart are facing an investigation by the country's privacy regulator for using facial recognition technology in their stores.