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Google, Apple to argue app store restrictions needed to protect security, IP
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-11-29 6:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Google and Apple will argue at an upcoming trial that allegedly anti-competitive app marketplace restrictions were necessary to protect security and intellectual property.

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AMP to pay $100M to settle BOLR class action
Class Actions 2023-11-23 1:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

AMP has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a class action by financial advisers over its buyer of last resort policy, after suffering a loss at trial.

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Nuix failed to disclose disappointing results after $1.8B float, court told
Trials 2023-11-20 9:25 pm By Sam Matthews

Nuix had information in January 2021 which undermined the growth story presented to the market in the prospectus for its IPO, a court has heard on the first day of ASIC’s case against the tech company and a handful of former directors.

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EFTPOS provider Tyro wins restraint of trade case against rival Lightspeed
Financial Services 2023-11-17 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

EFTPOS provider Tyro has won a year-long injunction against an authorised representative that pushed competing payment system Lightspeed on its customers, in breach of a restraint of trade clause in their contract.

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‘You’ve got to learn to take yes for an answer’: Judge not inclined to seek Full Court’s view on solicitors CFO
Class Actions 2023-11-15 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The judge overseeing a class action against collapsed investment manager Blue Sky has said he would not be inclined to seek clarity from the Full Court on whether the court has the power to make a solicitors common fund order unless one of the defendants raised a challenge.

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Ford scores partial win in class action appeal over defective PowerShift transmissions
Class Actions 2023-11-14 1:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US car giant Ford has partially succeeded in its challenge to a judgment that found it owed more than $6,800 to the lead applicant in a class action over defective PowerShift transmissions, but the High Court may ultimately decide how damages should be calculated under the Australian Consumer Law for reduction in value.

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Grocon’s system for identifying privileged docs ‘far from reliable’: judge
Construction 2023-11-13 8:03 am By Sam Matthews

Grocon has taken another hit in its $270 million lawsuit against Infrastructure NSW over a stalled $2 billion Central Barangaroo development project, with a judge rejecting its claim of privilege over more than 15,000 documents.

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Retrial means new trial in trade secrets case, judge says in parsing ‘ambiguous’ Full Court order
Intellectual Property 2023-10-30 11:16 pm By Sam Matthews

Construing an “ambiguous” order from the Full Federal Court, a judge has ordered a fresh trial in a trade secrets case that touched on the permissible scope of law firms’ involvement in drafting expert reports.

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Judge pauses Virgin’s cross-claim in bondholders class action
Class Actions 2023-10-26 11:58 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge hearing a bondholders class action against Virgin Australia has deferred the resolution of the airline’s cross-claim seeking seeking periodic payments from the class action to cover its costs under a contentious indemnity clause.

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Meta loses bid to put ACCC’s crypto ad case on ice
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-10-25 10:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected Facebook owner Meta’s request to pause a case  by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over scam cryptocurrency ads until a private criminal action by mining magnate Andrew Forrest is decided.

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