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Judge warns parties in Van Cleef knockoff case about taking up court’s time
A judge hearing a lawsuit against Target and Kmart over alleged knockoffs of Van Cleef & Arpels jewellery has warned the parties against wasting the court's time. 
Judge vacates trial date in Lovisa underpayments class action
A judge has vacated an upcoming trial date in an underpayments class action against jewellery chain Lovisa, as the parties lock horns on the common questions and whether the case should even proceed as a class action. 
Ex-Monarch advisors lose appeal of $270K judgment for non-compete breaches
Two former employees of financial services firm Monarch Advisory have lost their appeal of a $270,000 damages award after they were found to have breached a non-compete agreement.
Mark Latham loses appeal of Sydney MP’s defamation case over tweet
Former One Nation politician Mark Latham has failed in his appeal of a ruling that he defamed independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich in a homophobic tweet and owes $140,000 in damages.
X Corp agrees to pay $750K for contravening Online Safety Act
Elon Musk’s X Corp has been ordered to pay $750,000 after admitting it failed to give the eSafety Commissioner information about measures it has taken to crack down on child exploitation on its platform. 
Deakin University wins fight with professor over ‘blue carbon’ IP
Deakin University has won an injunction barring a former professor from running his research business as 'Blue Carbon Lab', finding the university owns the associated trade marks.
Mastercard loses appeal of privilege waiver ruling in ACCC’s case
Mastercard has lost its challenge to a ruling requiring it to hand over communications about agreements with retailers in a misuse of market power case brought by the competition regulator. 
Macquarie breached obligations over Shield fund, court finds in ASIC case
Macquarie Investment Management breached its obligations after its members invested $321 million in Keystone Asset Management's failed Shield fund, a court has found, but the super trustee will not pay a penalty.
Full Court takes red pen to ‘delegates’ clause in workplace awards
The Full Federal Court has scrapped orders by the Fair Work Commission limiting the rights of workplace delegates in various awards, finding the commission acted outside of its power following changes to the Fair Work Act.
BHP loses challenge to same job, same pay orders
BHP and its in-house labour hire subsidiary have lost their bid to challenge same job, same pay orders by the Fair Work Commission workers at mines in central Queensland.