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Shandee Blackburn’s mum loses bid for serious harm hearing in defamation case
The mother of murder victim Shandee Blackburn has lost her bid to have a judge decide ahead of trial whether acquitted suspect John Peros suffered serious harm from Facebook posts that allegedly accused him of being a murderer.
Meta loses opposition to Clive Palmer’s ‘Ausface’ trade mark
US digital giant Meta has lost its challenge to registration of the trade mark 'Ausface' by Clive Palmer's Mineralogy, with a delegate saying the chance of consumers confusing the mark with Meta's Facebook was a “mere possibility”.
OAIC’s decision to refuse second Optus class action complaint quashed
A judge has quashed the OAIC’s decision to reject a second class action-style complaint filed over the massive Optus data breach, finding the Privacy Act does not bar second-in-time proceedings. 
Downer EDI points finger at KPMG in shareholder class action
Downer EDI has named KPMG in a cross-claim in a class action by shareholders, a move the accounting giant says has forced it to resign as auditor for the infrastructure services company.
Virgin can stay investor class action if funder doesn’t show proof of funds
A judge has ordered a litigation funder bankrolling an investor class action against Virgin Australia to show evidence it can meet a $10 million agreed indemnity with the airline, saying it was not being transparent about its financial position. 
‘A war on two fronts’: No relief in sight for companies battling multiple privacy class actions
More companies may find themselves in the position of Medibank -- which recently failed to stay representative proceedings before the privacy regulator while a related class action is on foot -- so long as the laws remain unchanged, and law firms are willing to gamble on privacy class actions.
Judge orders soft class closure in ‘junk’ insurance class action
A judge has ordered soft class closure in a class action against Suncorp unit AAI over allegedly worthless insurance, saying that knowing how many of the 200,000 group members are likely to participate would assist in resolving the case.
ABC host sacked for post on Gaza sues for unfair termination
A former ABC radio host has filed a Federal Court lawsuit against her former employer after she was fired for sharing a post by Human Rights Watch on her personal Instagram account about alleged war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza.
EY seeks to shut down partner’s lawsuit
Accounting firm Ernst & Young is seeking to throw out a tax partner’s lawsuit alleging he remains in the partnership despite an attempt to remove him, arguing the dispute had to be determined through confidential arbitration. 
Medibank can’t halt class action-style complaint to OAIC over data breach
A judge has dismissed a bid by Medibank to restrain the Office of Australian Information Commissioner from proceeding with a class action-style complaint on behalf of millions of the private health insurer's customers affected by an October 2022 data breach.