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OAIC launches probe over Kmart’s smart glasses
The privacy regulator has launched an investigation into the Chinese software company behind a phone app for Anko-branded smart glasses.
Hall & Wilcox hires Holding Redlich partner for Canberra office
Hall & Wilcox has hired an experienced employment lawyer from Holding Redlich to boost its government offering in Canberra.
Judge wants more data on proposed GCO in Light & Wonder class action
A judge has questioned how a law firm arrived at a proposed GCO rate of 35 per cent in a shareholder class action against Light & Wonder and wants more data to support the application, which the game maker said was based on "impressionistic" evidence.
CoreLogic’s costs argument only worked in George Clooney movie: judge
CoreLogic can't delay paying indemnity costs for withdrawing an admission made at the beginning of an IP trial, with a judge saying its argument only ever worked in ‘Intolerable Cruelty’ and "only because delivered by George Clooney”.
‘Go-to’ IP lawyer joins Johnson Winter Slattery
Intellectual property lawyer Chris Williams has joined Johnson Winter Slattery from Gilbert + Tobin, with the new partner described as a 'go-to' lawyer for complex IP disputes.
NZ Rubgy goes to court over ‘Chiefs’ trade mark
New Zealand Rugby has launched proceedings to stop the Australian Rugby League Commission from using the name ‘PNG Chiefs’ in New Zealand, arguing it could be confused with Super Rugby team ‘The Chiefs’.
Bickford’s bid to exclude expert in fight over ‘Spritz’ mark falls flat
Beverage maker Bickford's has lost its bid to exclude evidence from a bartender and cocktails consultant from a lawsuit against Noot Drinks alleging infringement of its 'Spritz' trade mark.
Armour shareholder can’t amend case against Baker & McKenzie, others
A judge has largely refused a bid by DGR Global to amend its “tortured” case against Baker McKenzie and others for a fourth time, calling the changes "renovations rather than mere repair". 
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Landmark High Court decision to boost climate litigation in NSW, experts say
A landmark decision by the High Court over MACH Energy’s coal mine extension will likely lead to more climate litigation, with the court providing a clear path for challenging project approvals in NSW based on downstream emissions, experts told Lawyerly. 
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Historic win for activists in climate change case over MACH coal mine
A community group has won the first-ever climate change case to go to the High Court, which found Wednesday that a planning authority was required to consider the climate impacts of downstream emissions before approving MACH Energy's bid to expand its Mount Pleasant coal mine.