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ACCC says Google’s ‘Oh Shit’ meeting relevant to penalty in location privacy case
The ACCC wants Google to produce documents related to its infamous 'Oh Shit' meeting, which the consumer regulator says will be relevant to the tech giant's state of mind and the judge's penalty in a case over representations to users about their location data.
‘Serious breach of trust’: ACCC wins appeal in Google ads case against Employsure
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won a challenge to a ruling that tossed its case against specialist workplace relations company Employsure, with an appeals court finding the regulator was right that the company had misled small businesses into signing long term contracts via Google ads that appeared to be government affiliated.
Corrs Chambers avoids costs in Hitler parody video case
A BP worker who was awarded $201,000 after he was unlawfully dismissed for sharing a Hitler parody video has lost his bid for $51,000 in costs from his employer and law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
$2M lawsuit against UNSW puts spotlight on whether tenured professors can be sacked
A former tenured professor is seeking $2 million from the University of New South Wales, alleging she was terminated after making complaints about discrimination, bullying and misuse of her intellectual property.
Manuka honey group in NZ loses fight against ‘Australian Manuka’ trade mark
A New Zealand-based association representing manuka honey beekeepers has lost its opposition to an application for the 'Australian Manuka' trade mark by a Byron Bay honey producer, with IP Australia finding the word 'manuka' did not specifically refer to honey made in NZ.
Businesses urged to check employment contracts after landmark High Court ruling
Australian businesses have been urged to double check that their casual work contracts reflect a "true casual engagement" and ensure workers are properly classified following a landmark High Court ruling on casual worker classification.
Public housing lockdown class action to proceed after lawyer stripped of licence
A class action over Melbourne's public housing lockdown during its second COVID-19 wave in July last year will continue after the lawyer previously running the case was stripped of her practicing certificate.
Linchpin liquidators get final chance to defend class action
A judge has given the liquidators of Linchpin Capital a final chance to defend a shareholder class action before judgment is made against the collapsed financial services group and one of its subsidiaries.
Seven launches courtroom battle to save ‘7Now’ trade mark
Seven Network has filed Federal Court proceedings after convenience store chain 7-Eleven succeeded in having its '7NOW' trade mark removed for non-use.
Google to try its hand at staying Epic Games competition suit after Apple fails
Google is pressing forward with an application to stay Fortnite game maker Epic Games' competition lawsuit over its Google Play store terms, despite the Full Court rejecting a similar move by Apple.