A judge has rejected a request for further information on ‘very senior’ Google employees involved in a notification related to a change to Google’s privacy policy which at the centre of court proceedings brought by the ACCC.
A retired financial planner has filed a lawsuit accusinf AMP of using “unfair tactics” to avoid coughing up close to a million dollars allegedly owed under a buyout option exercised in November 2019.
Apple has been hit with a lawsuit alleging iPhone and iPad devices sold in Australia since at least 2014 and equipped with Touch and Face ID technology infringe two patents held by a non-practicing entity.
An interlocutory decision in a class action against superannuation trustee Colonial First State Investments may have significant implications for how cases against super fund trustees are litigated in the future, says Slater & Gordon’s Jessica Zarkovic and Joel Gilbourd.
The Federal Circuit Court is addressing concerns raised by numerous appellate judges with rulings by a judge on the bench that have been variously labelled “misguided”, “disjointed” and “regrettable”.
A judge has issued a stern warning to litigation funders seeking to take a “gamble” on pending court proceedings, ruling they could be held liable for costs if their intervention proves critical to the advancement of the case.
NSW Health wants to amend its defence to an underpayments class action on behalf of 24,000 junior doctors, bringing claims that the lead applicant is barred from seeking compensation for group members under industrial relations law.
Pharmaceutical giants Merck Sharpe & Dohme and Pfizer have resolved a long-running intellectual property dispute over a 2015 patent owned by Pfizer for a pneumococcal vaccine.
US singer Katy Perry can withdraw an admission in a trade mark infringement case that licensing her brand to Target and Myer constituted use, with a judge finding the admission was “not consistent with current law”.
A judge has set aside a subpoena that allegedly sought to “embarrass the New South Wales government”, in lawsuits contesting compulsory COVID-19 vaccination orders made by state health minister Brad Hazzard.
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