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A judge has ordered Facebook owner Meta to file its defence in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s three-year-old case over scam cryptocurrency ads on the social media platform.
Mastercard fights win for ACCC over in-house counsel communications
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Facing allegations that it misused its market power with major retailers, Mastercard is challenging a ruling for the ACCC that lays bare discussions about merchant agreements involving inhouse lawyers.
High Court asked to decide if abattoir activists own footage copyright
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An activist group has asked the High Court to overturn a decision finding it does not own the copyright for grim footage secretly obtained by trespassing at a Victorian slaughterhouse, arguing the case has consequences for press freedoms.
Martinus Rail wins fight over $23M payment claim
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Martinus Rail has won its fight against grain supply chain Co-operative Bulk Handling over a $23 million payment claim for building a rail siding in WA, with a judge finding that the deadline for responding to the claim began running from a Saturday.
Shangri-La director takes aim at funding agreement for cladding suit
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The director of collapsed builder Shangri-La Construction wants to expand his defence in a suit over allegedly flammable cladding installed in a Melbourne building to argue a funding agreement with an owners corporation was not valid because nearly a quarter of owners abstained or voted against it.
Appeals court rejects ‘narrow, technical’ reading of VCAT’s powers
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A construction company has lost its bid to appeal a VCAT decision determining a $1.4 million dispute against it because of its conduct in the case, with an appeals court rejecting its “narrow and technical” reading of the tribunal’s powers.
High Court won’t hear unreasonable transaction case over Adelaide CBD property mortgage
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The liquidator of a company created to invest in an Adelaide building has failed in a High Court bid to reinstate a finding that the mortgage over the property was an unreasonable director-related transaction.
Jabiru can expand case over pulled finance for Australia’s first satellite
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Defunct telecommunications company Jabiru Satellite can add new claims to its suit against major banks for withdrawing support for Australia’s first satellite, but it can’t put on a case that the lenders were “shadow” directors.
Government to award $500M in green iron grants
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The Albanese government has launched a program lo award $500 million in grants for green iron projects, in a move to decarbonise one of the world’s most carbon-intensive industries.
Clayton Utz recruits private equity pro from Allens
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Clayton Utz has snagged a senior partner from Allens’ mergers and acquisitions team to become its head of private equity.