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Meta loses second strike-out bid in ACCC crypto ads case
Meta has lost its latest bid to strike out the consumer regulator’s case alleging it failed to put up “reasonable safeguards” to prevent scam cryptocurrency ads on its Facebook platform.
Harvey Norman fails in ‘barely arguable’ appeal over interest free ads
The Full Federal Court has tossed Latitude Finance and Harvey Norman's appeal of a ruling that found the retailer's ads touting 'interest free' payment methods were misleading. 
CBA class actions sent back for possible pursuit of ‘no transaction’ claims
Two failed shareholder class actions against Commonwealth Bank have been returned to a judge to decide if 'no transaction' claims can still be pursued, a move CBA argues is a way to keep alive cases that are “truly dead”.
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High Court won’t hear challenge to security interest over power plant
The High Court has declined collapsed gold mine owner Kirkalocka's special leave bid seeking to challenge a finding that mining contractor Zenith had a security interest over a power plant in Western Australia 
Seek says Employment Hero used data to solicit job candidates ‘en masse’
Job listings giant Seek has hit back at claims by Employment Hero that its decision to cut access to its platform was a breach of competition laws, saying the start-up has misused Seek's data to launch a competing service.
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High Court won’t hear wind farm’s $21M payments spat with GE, Elecnor
The High Court has rejected a South Australian wind farm's special leave application seeking to overturn a ruling ordering it to make a $21 million progress payment to joint venture partners GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor.
High Court to weigh in on honest concurrent use in Zip, Firstmac TM spat
The High Court is poised to provide guidance on the defence of honest concurrent use in trade mark disputes, agreeing to hear an appeal by buy now, pay later giant Zip Co in its fight with Firstmac over the 'Zip' trade mark.
ASIC gets High Court’s attention in case against crypto firm Block Earner
The corporate regulator has won the High Court's leave to challenge a ruling for cryptocurrency firm Block Earner that it argues will allow future crypto products to evade the rules.
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Icon sues insurers over $21M in Opal Tower rectification costs
Builder Icon has taken insurers Chubb and Mitsui Sumimoto to court, arguing it is entitled to claim $21 million for the costs of rectifying Sydney's Opal Tower development.
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Sharvain directors succeed in narrowing discovery in case by freight company
The directors of defunct Sharvain Facades have won a bid to narrow the scope of documents they must produce in a case by Commercial Freight and Logisticsw, which claims an equitable lien over real estate.