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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. 
‘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.
Commonwealth takes aim at ADF harassment class action
The Commonwealth has raised concerns over whether a case alleging systemic harassment and discrimination of women serving in the ADF should proceed as a class action, arguing the alleged acts at the centre of the case are individual in nature.
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Court finds payment claim for lux Sydney development validly served
A judge has ordered the developer of a luxury apartment block in Vaucluse, Sydney to pay builder Reform Projects over $260,000, after finding a payment claim sent to the same email as earlier claims had been validly served.
Court won’t block Westpac from ‘debanking’ Sun Capital Investments
The Victorian Supreme Court has rejected a bid by gold sellers Sun Capital Investments and Australian Gold Capital to stop Westpac from closing its bank accounts, finding there was no serious question to be tried.
Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail in war crimes case
Victoria Cross recipient Ben Roberts-Smith has won bail under strict conditions after persuading a NSW judge there were exceptional circumstances in favour of releasing him from custody pending trial.
Accenture must face claims exec axed for flagging $40M in underpayments
Accenture has lost its bid for summary judgment in a former HR exec's case alleging she was booted from her role after raising concerns the company could be liable for $40 million in backpay.
Beacon Minerals project manager pleads guilty to insider trading
A former Beacon Minerals project manager who managed the gold exploration drilling program for the company's Jaurdi gold project in Western Australia has pleaded guilty to one count of insider trading.
Rebel Wilson walks back harassment claims in ‘The Deb’ star’s defamation suit
Actor and director Rebel Wilson will no longer press claims that The Deb producer Amanda Ghost sexually harassed leading actress Charlotte MacInnes as a part of her defence to MacInnes' defamation proceedings.
Lesbian activist group scores win in fight to exclude trans people from events
A lesbian activist group has succeeded in setting aside a decision that upheld an Australian Human Rights Commission decision denying it permission to exclude transgender and bisexual people from its events.