ACCC
Judge ‘troubled’ by ACCC’s discounts case against Woolworths
Hearing the ACCC's opening remarks in its case against Woolworths over 'illusory' discounts, a judge has questioned if consumers would have descended into the level of analysis suggested by the regulator when shopping.
Class Actions
Australian Clinical Labs facing class action over data breach
Pathology services provider Australian Clinical Labs has been hit with a class action over a 2022 data breach that compromised the sensitive personal information of 223,000 customers of its Medlab business, including tests for fertility and STDs.
Defamation
Court hears Rebel Wilson ‘indifferent’ to film producer’s bath with actress
Actor Rebel Wilson, who is facing trial in a defamation case by the lead actress on her directorial debut, appeared indifferent when told the actress had bathed with one of the film's producers, a court has heard.
Business of Law
HSF Kramer appoints 3 new litigation partners as class action work grows
KSF Kramer's litigation practice is getting a boost, with three new partners appointed in Australia to meet strong demand for its class action defence expertise, in addition to seven new partners appointed across other practice areas.
Competition & Consumer Protection
ACCC can intervene in Epic Games’ case against Apple
The ACCC has won court approval to make submissions on relief in Fortnite game maker Epic Games' case against Apple, after a judge found the tech company misused its market power in the app marketplace.
ASIC
HSBC won’t take ASIC’s scam protections case to trial
HSBC won't defend ASIC proceedings alleging it failed to protect customers from scams that resulted in $23 million in customer losses.
Intellectual Property
Full Court finds employee’s WeChat contacts were trade secrets
The Full Court has found an employee of e-commerce merchandise importer New Aim breached his duty of confidence by providing contact details of the company's suppliers, stored on WeChat on his personal phone, to a competitor.
Class Actions
Settlement OK’d in class action over Summerlin Parklands condo
A court has approved a settlement in a class action by owners against the developer of a Brisbane condominuim, which claimed off-the-plan contracts were wrongly terminated when neighbouring property values soared.
Intellectual Property
‘Heed this caution’: Judge warns parties risk costs for filing irrelevant docs
A judge has hit a container systems company with indemnity costs for tendering hundreds of pages of irrelevant evidence in a trade mark dispute and warned "future litigants that fail to heed this caution" face costs risks.
Employment
Law firm barred from case had to be joined to motion: appeals court
An appeals court has overturned a decision barring a law firm from acting in an employment case, saying it was an error for a judge to make the order without the firm being joined to the injunction bid.
