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Chemist Warehouse, Hemmes among targets of ASIC fines
The operator of pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse and hospitality giant Hemmes Group are among companies that copped a total of $4.4 million in fines for missing the FY25 financial reporting deadline, ASIC said Wednesday.
Reddit tells High Court social media ban warrants ‘intense scrutiny’
The High Court is hearing two challenges to the government's kids social media ban this week, with Reddit arguing the Commonwealth “cannot justify” the burden on the freedom of political communication.
Judge puts Meta class action on hold pending competing case
A class action against Meta over social media addiction will have to wait until a second prospective class action is lodged as planned, a court said Tuesday. 
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NextDC calls share raid by Goodman, Digital Realty ‘opportunistic’
Goodman Group and NYSE-listed Digital Realty Trust have made a play for a 9.9 per cent shareholding in rival NextDC in an aftermarket “share raid”, as the AI data centre operator faces class action probes into a $140 million revenue downgrade.
Robodebt class action funder says judge wrong to apply ROI method
Appealing a judgment that halved its $71.25 million commission in the Robodebt class action, litigation funder Omni Bridgeway has told the Full Federal Court the result achieved by slashing the payout was unjust.
Phoslock class action to bring accessory claims against ex-boss, chair
A shareholder class action against water treatment firm Phoslock will bring new claims that the former managing director and ex-chairman are liable as accessories, a court heard Tuesday.
Motorola says High Court should turn down Hytera appeal bid
Motorola has urged the High Court to reject Hytera's special leave application in their long-running dispute over the theft of Motorola's source code for its digital mobile radios.
ACCC urged to probe Meta scraping terms after UK announces investigation
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is being urged to investigate content scraping terms proposed by Meta, after the UK competition regulator said it would look into whether the Facebook owner has abused its market dominance.
Potentia opposes NY venture capital firm’s ‘Cortentia’ trade mark
Potentia Capital is fighting a NY-based technology investment and venture capital firm's bid to register 'Cortentia' as a trade mark, after a delegate recently restricted the 'Potentia' mark to private equity investment services.
IP Australia upholds opposition to patent for fish oil capsules
IP Australia has upheld natural medicine company Pharmazen's opposition to Pharmalink's proposed patent for green-lipped mussel oil and krill oil capsules, finding the claims lacked novelty and an inventive step.