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Three media companies have been granted special leave by the High Court to challenge a finding that they could be held liable for allegedly defamatory remarks left under news articles they posted on Facebook.
Government to introduce legislation requiring Google, Facebook to pay for news
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The Federal government will introduce legislation on Wednesday that will require Google and Facebook to pay news publishers to exploit their content and give them a heads up of major changes to search algorithms.
Prosecutors want former BlueScope exec to go to jail for obstructing cartel investigation
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Crown prosecutors are arguing a former BlueScope executive who has pleaded guilty to obstructing an ACCC price fixing investigation should face jail time for the “objectively serious” conduct.
Freedom Foods, Deloitte hit with class action over accounting scandal
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Freedom Foods and its auditor Deloitte have been hit with a shareholder class action after a shock announcement last week of more than $590 million in write-downs stemming from accounting irregularities.
Disaster payments can’t limit damages in Queensland floods class action, judge says
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A judge has ruled that disaster payments cannot be taken into consideration in assessing damages in a long-running class action over the 2011 Queensland floods that destroyed 2,000 homes and claimed 12 lives.
Funder backs lawsuit against Coca-Cola over drink bottle patent
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Litigation funder Omni Bridgeway has thrown its weight behind a David-versus-Goliath legal challenge by an inventor who accuses Coca-Cola of infringing a patent for a drink container and lid used in popular brands such as Mount Franklin water and Powerade sports drink.
Ex-Norton Rose Fulbright partner says $160,000 damages ‘manifestly inadequate’
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A sacked Norton Rose Fulbright partner is challenging a $160,000 award handed down by a judge who found the law firm intentionally deceived him in litigation over his dismissal, arguing the sum is “manifestly inadequate”.
Banks plead not guilty as ANZ cartel case heads to trial in Federal Court
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Three banks have been committed to stand trial after pleading not guilty to criminal charges stemming from an alleged cartel agreement reached in a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, with the closely watched case now moving to the Federal Court two-and-a-half years after it was filed.
Last stop for ACCC as High Court refuses leave to appeal Pacific National, Aurizon deal
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The ACCC has reached the end of the line in its challenge to Pacific National’s $205 million acquisition of Aurizon’s Acacia Ridge Terminal in Queensland, with the High Court dismissing the competition regulator’s application to take up the appeal.
Apple to seek stay of Epic Games competition lawsuit
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Apple wants to stay a competition lawsuit brought by video game developer Epic Games in Australia, claiming a clause in its developer contract requires any dispute between them to be heard in a California court.