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Childcare provider G8 Education on Friday lost a challenge to a ruling that it cover the legal costs of its former chair, who faced criminal charges that were dropped in March.
AGN must detail reasonable grounds for ‘Love Gas’ ads, ACCC says
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In its case accusing Australian Gas Networks of greenwashing with ads promising gas was “becoming renewable”, the consumer regulator is pushing the company to identify who it says had reasonable grounds for the statements.
Acciona takes aim at ‘hopelessly flawed’ patent suit over $511M waste-to-energy plant
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Acciona is mulling a bid to summarily dismiss a “hopelessly flawed” patent suit by its construction partner on the troubled East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant project, saying it is doomed in light of a High Court decision holding a patentee’s rights are exhausted at the time of sale.
‘You’ve been too slow’, judge tells applicant in Sony Playstation class action
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The judge overseeing a class action alleging Sony used restrictive trade practices to block competition with its Playstation store has told the applicant to get “a bigger team” on the slow-moving case.
Groth articles in Herald Sun ‘precisely’ the journalism exempt under privacy law, court told
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Herald Sun articles about Victorian Deputy Liberal Leader Sam Groth’s relationship with his wife, Brittany, are “precisely ” the kind of journalism protected by an exemption in new privacy laws, a court has heard.
High Court declines to clarify accessorial liability in payday lenders’ appeal
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The High Court has declined to hear an appeal of a ruling that found the directors of payday lenders Cigno and BSF are liable for the companies’ unlicensed credit activity.
Microsoft offers refund to customers ACCC claims were duped into taking AI product
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Microsoft has offered to refund millions of customers who the consumer cop says unwittingly subscribed to its AI assistant Copilot without being told a cheaper AI-free option was available.
FSU puts banks on notice following landmark WFH ruling
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The Finance Sector Union has warned the country’s biggest banks they could be flouting workplace laws if they refuse flexible work requests, following a landmark court victory for a Westpac worker whose work from home request was denied.
IP suit against Acciona the latest fight over East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant
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Acciona is facing what it says is a “hopelessly flawed” suit by its construction partner on the troubled East Rockingham waste-to-energy plant over patented equipment used to facilitate waste combustion.
Insurers lose round in case by CPB, John Holland over $8B Northwest Rail Link
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A judge won’t schedule an initial trial on the limitations period in a $150 million coverage spat between insurers and Northwest Rail Link builders CPB Contractors and John Holland.