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Clive Palmer accused of ‘burning, notorious’ infringement as Twisted Sister copyright trial kicks off
Universal Music has accused Clive Palmer of "burning, notorious" copyright infringement by using a rewritten version of Twisted Sister's smash hit We're Not Gonna Take It in a series of "grating and annoying" political ads.
Western Australia hit with stolen wages class action
The state of Western Australia is facing a class action by Indigenous workers seeking to recover stolen wages, after a historic $190 million settlement was reached last year in a stolen wages class action against the state of Queensland.
Crown Resorts faces AUSTRAC investigation over potential money laundering breaches
Crown Resorts is the target of an investigation by AUSTRAC's enforcement team in connection with its dealings with high-risk customers at its Melbourne casino.
CFMEU wins Full Court challenge to ‘serial offender’ penalty
A history of serial offending by the CFMEU could be factored into a court's finding on the gravity of later breaches of the Fair Work Act, but not to the extent that the union pays a disproportionate penalty, the Full Federal Court has found in a significant ruling that settles conflicting case law.
Victoria keeps options open in High Court lockdown challenge
The Victorian government has not decided how it will respond to a constitutional challenge brought in the High Court against the state's COVID-19 lockdown measures, and has been given just four more days to make its move. 
Judge backs ASIC plan to ban OTC binary options as issuers hit with $75M penalty
Over-the-counter derivative issuers AGM Markets, OT Markets and Oxifin Tech have been ordered to pay a total of $75 million in penalties after a ruling that they engaged in unconscionable conduct causing losses of over $30 million to unsophisticated investors seeking what a judge called "financial heroin hits".
Daily Mail ‘set up’ sports journalist Erin Molan and sparked public firestorm, court hears
The Daily Mail's concerted campaign against Erin Molan was a set-up that damaged her reputation and sparked a public "firestorm" against the Nine sports reporter, the Federal Court has heard.
Litigation funder a ‘stranger’ in S&P class action, not entitled to docs, judge says
The litigation funder embroiled in a contractual dispute with a lead applicant in a class action against S&P Global is a stranger to the proceeding and has no right to demand to be served an application to pause the case pending the outcome of the contract spat, a judge has said.
Judge consolidates class actions against Treasury Wine, appoints referee to police costs
A judge has agreed to consolidate two shareholder class actions against Treasury Wine Estates over an earnings downgrade in January and will let two law firms jointly run the case, over the winemaker's objections.
Court issues mixed ruling in Merck Sharp & Dohme, Pfizer vaccine patent battle
Pharmaceutical rivals Merck Sharp & Dohme and Pfizer have both suffered a blow in their efforts to patent a better pneumococcal vaccine, with a judge upholding both infringement and invalidity claims in the long-running case over the blockbuster Prevnar 13 vaccine.