An Australian court will get a chance to weigh in on whether Apple and Google violated their dominant position in the app marketplace by requiring developers to use their payment systems or face a 30 per cent fee, when trial kicks off Monday in Fortnite game maker Epic Games’ case and two related class actions against the tech giants.
Honda has admitted that it owes compensation to a Melbourne car dealer for a deliberate breach of contract following its decision to ditch a dealership model in Australia, but argues a $22 million damages claim by the dealer needs a “reality check”.
Defending allegations that its popular weed killer Roundup is carcinogenic, agrochemical giant Monsanto has accused the class action of having its âfinger on the scalesâ when presenting scientific evidence to the court.
A class action against agrochemical giant Monsanto has told the court that there is âno safe level of exposureâ to carcinogens allegedly present in the company’s popular weed killer Roundup.Â
A Network Ten executive received an angry phone call from former prime minister Scott Morrisonâs chief media advisor after claims about the Liberal Partyâs handling of Brittany Higginsâ alleged sexual assault were aired on The Project, new court documents reveal.
Lawyers for accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann have conceded his evidence on several issues was âlacking credibilityâ, but say the court should not find him a âcompulsive liarâ as argued by Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson in defending his defamation case.Â
On the final day of trial in Bruce Lehmann’s defamation case against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilkinson, barrister for the former Liberal staffer told the court his colleague Brittany Higgins falsely accused him of rape to avoid being sacked.
A judge hearing the final day of Bruce Lehrmannâs defamation trial against Network Ten and presenter Lisa Wilkinson has expressed his doubt at the plausibility of the former Liberal stafferâs evidence that he was working on Question Time briefs at the time he allegedly raped Brittany Higgins.
Network Ten has argued that accused rapist Bruce Lerhmannâs evidence should be treated with âextreme suspicionâ and rejected where it is not corroborated, as the judge overseeing Lehrmannâs defamation case against the broadcaster noted âreal credit issuesâ with both Lehrmann and his accuser Brittany Higgins.Â
Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann’s denial that he had any sexual contact with his former colleague Brittany Higgins was “quite disgraceful conduct”, the judge presiding over his defamation trial has heard.