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Facebook claims it can’t be sued by Aussie privacy watchdog
US-based Facebook has argued that it does not carry on business in Australia despite users in Australia accessing its website, calling for the dismissal of action brought by the Australian Information Commissioner over alleged privacy breaches.
Employsure files lawsuit seeking docs ahead of ACCC trial
Employsure has made an eleventh hour courtroom bid to access documents held by the Fair Work Ombudsman, just days before trial is due to commence in ACCC proceedings alleging the workplace relations company engaged in unconscionable conduct towards small business clients.
Maurice Blackburn loses appeal over bushfire class action tax bill
Maurice Blackburn has come up short in its challenge to a multimillion dollar tax bill for a record settlement payout in the Black Saturday bushfire class actions.
Judge says no to virtual hearing in Guy Sebastian’s dispute with ex-manager
A judge has decided not to hold a virtual trial in a long-running dispute between Guy Sebastian and his now self-represented former manager Titus Day over allegedly unpaid entitlements, due to difficulties in judging witness credibility and because Day might have a challenging time litigating online.
Ex-Storm Financial directors lose appeal, Full Court finds they breached their duties
The former directors of defunct financial advisory firm Storm Financial have failed in their appeal of a ruling that found they breached their duties to eleven vulnerable investors by providing a one-size-fits-all model of investment advice that was inappropriate.
Merivale slams pleadings in $129M underpayment class action
A court has ordered the lead applicant in a $129 million underpayment class action against Merivale to fill gaps in his case, after the hospitality giant complained there was insufficient information as to how the employee's claims related to other workers.
Producer behind Golden Girls puppet show loses defamation case against collaborators
A theatre producer facing a lawsuit by his former collaborators for stealing the script for his off-Broadway puppet show parody of the 80s TV sitcom Golden Girls has lost his own legal action against them, which alleged they defamed him and engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by talking to a New York Times reporter about their lawsuit.
Former Bechtel exec wins appeal, can claim $11.8M share loss as tax deduction
A former executive of engineering giant Bechtel will be allowed to deduct over $11.8 million in share losses from his taxable income after successfully challenging a ruling to the Full Federal Court, in a decision that clarifies taxation law for income and capital regarding asset trades.
No harm, no foul? Full Court weighs ACCC challenge to flushable wipes ruling
The ACCC claims it was not required to prove Kimberly-Clark's flushable wipes caused actual harm to sewers, as it challenges a ruling that disposed of its consumer law case against the personal care giant.
Google slams ACCC’s ‘artificial and incorrect’ case over location data disclosures
Google has come out in defence of its privacy disclosures to Android mobile users in the face of landmark legal action by the ACCC, saying the consumer regulator's allegations of misleading conduct rely on an "artificial and incorrect" account of the way it informs users of the collection and use of personal location data.