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Apple says Fortnite maker paid no commission on US$3.8B in V-Bucks sales
Trials 2024-03-25 10:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Hitting back at claims that its App Store stifles competition, Apple has told a trial that app developers have myriad ways of maximising profits without paying it a commission, noting Epic Games made US$3.8 billion from in-game currency V-Bucks in 2021.

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Social media posts revealing client’s criminal proceedings earn solicitor a reprimand
Legal Ethics 2024-03-25 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

A solicitor who posted comments on his client’s Facebook page about an ongoing criminal proceeding has been reprimanded for improper use of social media.

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BHP fights class action’s bid to augment group after pleading mistake
Class Actions 2024-03-25 9:58 pm By Sam Matthews

A five-year-old class action against BHP over the collapse of a Brazilian dam is seeking to amend the group definition following a judgment limiting the class size, but the mining company says it should not be punished for the applicant’s pleading mistake.

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Former EY partner tries again to keep identity under lid in tax case
Tax 2024-03-25 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former EY partner is trying again to keep their identity secret in proceedings brought by the Tax Office alleging they promoted tax exploitation schemes.

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Players leading AFL class action ‘strongly’ against naming clubs, court told
Class Actions 2024-03-22 3:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The lead plaintiff and several group members in a class action against the Australian Football League on behalf of players who allegedly suffered brain injuries have “very strong” opposition to adding individual clubs, a court has heard.

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Judge rejects ASIC’s first case over unfair insurance contract terms
Insurance 2024-03-22 4:18 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed the corporate regulator’s first-ever case over unfair insurance contracts terms, finding it was not unfair for an insurer to require customers to notify it if anything changed about their home or its contents.

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ASIC wins travel ban against Dubber CEO, solicitor
Technology 2024-03-22 12:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won an interim travel ban against the CEO of software company Dubber Corporation and its external solicitor in Melbourne, with the regulator saying it suspects misuse of term deposit funds. 

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Hells Angels takes IP fight with Redbubble to High Court
Intellectual Property 2024-03-22 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Hells Angels has asked the High Court to reinstate an award of $78,000 for online marketplace Redbubble’s infringement of its trade marks, after the Full Court found it was owed just $100 in nominal damages.

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Investors in Melbourne development bring class action alleging misuse of funds
Class Actions 2024-03-22 5:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Investors in an apartment development in Melbourne have brought a class action against the responsible managers for two managed investment schemes, alleging their funds were misused. 

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Google slams ‘opportunistic’ app store class actions
Trials 2024-03-21 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Google has criticised two competition class actions which piggyback on claims brought by Fornite developer Epic Games as “opportunistic”, but counsel for the class actions told a court the suits on behalf of more than 15 million group members were in the public interest.

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