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Fuji Xerox can’t strike out EY, ex-director’s defences in case over $450M accounting scandal
A judge has denied Fuji Xerox's attempt to strike out parts of the defences of Ernst & Young and a former Fuji director in a lawsuit over alleged massive accounting irregularities.
Home security company ADT to refund customers billed after ending contracts
Home security provider ADT Security has agreed to repay customers after admitting it likely made false or misleading representations by invoicing customers who had already terminated their contracts.
Uber’s in-house lawyers must hand over emails in taxi driver class action
Rideshare giant Uber Technologies has lost a bid to keep its in-house legal team from handing over emails to a class action brought by Australian taxi drivers as well as the company behind the GoCatch taxi app.
Government kicks off review into privacy law overhaul
The Attorney-General's office has begun its review into whether the Privacy Act is fit for the digital age, including whether the law should be changed to allow consumers to bring lawsuits, including class actions, for privacy breaches.
TechnologyOne appeals $5.2M judgment in unfair dismissal case
Australian software company TechnologyOne has appealed a ruling ordering it to pay $5.2 million to a former high-earning executive for allegedly terminating him for making complaints about workplace bullying.
CoreLogic must hand over documents for potential data scraping copyright case
Construction information service provider BCI Media Group has won its bid for preliminary discovery against property data analytics firm CoreLogic Australia, which is suspected of breaching copyright by gaining unauthorised access to BCI's subscription platforms and data scraping for leads.
ACCC takes Fuji Xerox to court over ‘unfair’ contract terms
The consumer watchdog has filed court proceedings against Fuji Xerox alleging the Japanese print giant's standard form contracts with small businesses contain a bevvy of unfair contract terms that could cause them harm.
LiveTiles to pay $8.4M to settle lawsuit by CEO’s brother
Software company LiveTiles will pay $8.445 million to settle litigation brought by Microsoft solutions provider nSynergy's founder Keith Redenbach against his brother, LiveTiles CEO Karl Redenbach, alleging he diverted tens of millions of dollars in nSynergy's assets, including LiveTiles.
Game over for Monster Energy’s opposition to ‘Monster Strike’ trade mark
A judge has shot down Monster Energy's opposition to Japanese software company Mixi registering the 'Monster Strike' trade mark in Australia for its popular video game of the same name, the second judge to find the energy drink maker's standalone 'Monster' mark does not have a significant reputation in Australia.
Zip Co crushes Flexigroup’s ‘No Interest’ trade mark
Fintech Zip Co has successfully opposed rival Flexigroup's attempt to trade mark 'No Interest Ever!', in the latest trade mark battle between buy now, pay later service providers in Australia.