Judgment

Class action against Domino’s prevails in long-awaited ruling

Domino's Pizza has been found to have engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct in representations about staff wages to its Australian franchisees, in a class action judgment three and a half years in the making.

Intellectual Property

Eminem appeals trade mark removal in fight with Swim Shady

Eminem has appealed the partial removal of two of his trade marks, in a dispute with retailer Swim Shady that's playing out across four countries.

Securities

Noumi ex-CEO breached duties, court says in partial win for ASIC

A judge has ruled that former Noumi CEO Rory Macleod failed to ensure the company complied with its financial reporting obligations, but found several of the corporate regulator’s claims fell flat.

Class Actions

Judge allows new pleading in ‘painfully slow’ Sony PlayStation class action

A judge has allowed a "painfully slow" competition class action against Sony over its PlayStation store practices to file an amended pleading, after expressing concerns the case was not properly resourced.  

Privacy & Cybersecurity

Origin Energy investigating potential data breach with ‘urgency’

Origin Energy is urgently investigating a potential security breach in which customer data may have been compromised.

Technology

Former Kyckr CEO back to drawing board in case against Richard White

The former CEO of Richard White’s anti-money laundering software company Kyckr has agreed to strike out her entire case and file a new pleading in her suit accusing the Wisetech chair of misleading and deceptive conduct.

Defamation

Rebel Wilson triumphs in defamation case by film actress

Rebel Wilson has prevailed in a high-profile lawsuit by the lead actress in Wilson's directorial debut alleging a series of Instagram posts were defamatory.

Class Actions

Fairview flags cross-claim against insurer for class action defence costs

Insurer Vero may be hit with a cross-claim in a class action against Fairview Architectural over allegedly combustible cladding, a court has heard.

Media

ARN wants to use Kyle Sandilands affidavit in Jackie O’s $83M case

Broadcaster Australian Radio Network has asked a court to use shock jock Kyle Sandilands' evidence in its defence of co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson's $83 million case.

White Collar

Brother of Olympic breakdancer Raygun sentenced over crypto scam

A financial firm director and brother of breakdancer 'Raygun' has reportedly been sentenced after pleading guilty to charges over funds suspected of being the proceeds of crime.

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