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ASIC targets superannuation fund’s ‘greenwashing’
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has gone after a superannuation fund over a Facebook post that allegedly overstated the fund's positive environmental impact.
Nuix class action to go ahead despite ASIC case
A shareholder class action against software company Nuix will go ahead as planned, after a stay application threatened to put the proceeding on ice pending the outcome of a separate case brought by ASIC.
ABC drops truth defence in defamation case by ex-commando Heston Russell
The ABC has dropped its truth defence to former Army major Heston Russell's claims that he was defamed by two articles that suggested that he was involved in murdering an Afghan prisoner.
GetSwift director can’t be located for service of suit by ex-Demons teammate
GetSwift director Joel Macdonald cannot be located for service of a $15 million lawsuit by his former Melbourne Demons teammate James Strauss, a court has heard.
MLC agrees to pay $10M penalty in ASIC case
MLC has agreed to cop a $10 million penalty for admitted breaches of the Corporations Act in an ASIC case that alleged the insurer failed to promptly update medical terms in policies and withheld payment of a life insurance benefit.
Judge throws cold water on Fairy’s ’30 Minute Miracle’ launch
A judge has hit the maker of Fairy dishwashing products with an interim injunction that will disrupt the launch of its 30 Minute Miracle detergent, after finding consumer claims by the maker of Finish dishwashing products had a strong prospect of success.
Canva quashes opposition to patent application extension after lawyer mess-up
Graphics design platform Canva has overcome opposition to it being granted further time to apply to patent an invention for generating websites, after IP Australia found its US patent attorneys  made an "error or omission" by failing to track expiration dates for registering the patent.
Katy Perry loss shows fame no ticket to ride ‘roughshod’ over trade mark owners
An infringement ruling against US singer Katy Perry in a case brought by an Australian fashion designer is a "win for the little guy", experts say, showing that fame doesn't give celebrities a blank cheque to exploit their brand at the expense of someone's else's registered trade mark.
Australian Open ‘let’ device maker hit with $350,000 judgment for patent infringement
A German company and its director have been ordered to pay over $350,000 in damages to the patent holder of a infringing device used to detect ‘lets’ in tennis that was used at the Australian Open for three years.
Deloitte report into Medibank cyberattack to be kept secret
Private health insurer Medibank has not released a Deloitte report into last year's cyberattack that exposed the private information of 10 million customers.