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An animal rights group has told the High Court it retains copyright in footage it took while trespassing on a Victorian abattoir and that it “makes no sense” for the slaughterhouse to have rights to the footage.

The High Court has found derivative crown immunity did not allow the NSW government to enter into alleged anti-competitive agreements when privatising two ports, disagreeing with a decision in a related case by the ACCC.

A judge has found a director cannot represent his company in a legal dispute, noting his use of generative artificial intelligence in written submissions.

A judge has urged the Federal Court's rules committee to settle a question hanging over liquidators seeking to bring unfair preferences proceedings against multiple defendants.

The federal government has awarded contracts to 10 new renewable energy projects in Western Australia, which will deliver a combined 1.9 gigawatts of renewable energy and 484 megawatts of battery storage.

Australian data centre platform AirTrunk has announced it will invest $4.2 billion to build two new data centres in Malaysia.

The High Court has been asked to overturn a ruling from the Victorian Court of Appeal that found domestic building insurance policies do not respond to when a defect arises, but rather to when loss or damage is suffered.

Tabcorp wants the High Court to overturn a ruling that found it was not entitled to a $1.49 million tax deduction for loss when a licence with the state of Victoria expired in 2012.

ASX-listed data centre operator NextDC has raised $750 million from a subordinated wholesale notes offer, bringing its cash pile to $6.6 billion.

Microsoft is planning to invest a record $25 billion in Australia's AI and cyber infrastructure over the next three years.