Competition & Consumer Protection
Apple can’t block developers’ in-app payment methods, judge rules
Apple has been ordered to reinstate Epic Games' Fortnite game to its App Store in Australia and allow developers to offer in-app payment methods to Australians, after it was found to have breached competition laws.
Appeals
Apple to seek fast-track appeal in Epic Games case
Apple will seek an expedited appeal of a finding that it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in relation to its App Store and orders forcing it to allow third-party app marketplaces and in-app payment solutions for Australian users.
Defamation
Rebel Wilson wins again in case over her movie ‘The Deb’
Actress and director Rebel Wilson has prevailed in a second case over statements she made in relation to her directorial debut film 'The Deb'.
Class Actions
Hotel quarantine settlement wins OK, firm earns $36M contingency fee
A court has approved a $125 million settlement in the class action over Victoria's botched hotel quarantine program, and has largely signed off on the plaintiff's firm proposed contingency fee.
Business of Law
Maurice Blackburn CEO says firms could be replaced by AI if they don’t cut costs
The CEO of Maurice Blackburn has warned that unless law firms make their legal services more affordable, litigants using AI chatbots could disrupt the profession.
Class Actions
Blue Sky class action judge rails against ‘astounding’ waste of money
A judge has refused a bid by fund manager Blue Sky for an extension in a shareholder class action, saying the amount of costs wasted in the case by “unreasonable positions being taken” was "astounding".
Financial Services
Macquarie says Shield class action must detail loss case after $321M refund
Superannuation trustee Macquarie says a class action over the collapse of the Shield investor fund needs to back up its claim of loss, which it says must account for its remediation to members in a parallel case by ASIC.
Securities
CSL hit with shareholder class action
A class action on behalf of shareholders has been lodged against ASX-listed biotechnology company CSL over disclosures in relation to its forecast for the 2026 financial year.
Privacy & Cybersecurity
Optus fights for soft class closure in data breach class action
Optus has urged a court to make orders requiring group members to register for a data breach class action that covers 9.5 million people, but the lead applicant argues the case should remain open.
Appeals
Domino’s files appeal after class action loss
Pizza chain Domino's has lodged an appeal and secured a stay of orders following a ruling in a class action that it misled franchisees on worker pay entitlements.
