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Hungry Jack’s wants 5 years of Big Mac sales data in spat over damages for misleading ads
Hungry Jack’s is seeking five years of Big Mac sales data as it readies for a fight over damages stemming from its claim that its Big Jack burger has 25 per cent more beef than the McDonald's burger.
Liberty Group’s ‘trust silo’ not used to avoid tax on $98M, appeals court finds
In a loss for the Australian Taxation Office, an appeals court has found that the Liberty Group’s use of corporate and trust ‘silos’ was not an unlawful tax avoidance scheme.
Aussie Skips appeals cartel judgment socking it with $3.5M fine
Aussie Skips is fighting a court's ruling that imposed a $3.5 million penalty against the waste company and sentenced its boss to an 18-month intensive corrections order, in a criminal cartel case that also implicated Bingo Industries.
Epic Games case against Google ‘more ambitious’ than claims against Apple, court told
Epic Games' case alleging Google ran its Play Store anti-competitively is "significantly more ambitious" than the Fortnite game maker's claims against Apple, according to the search giant, which says its restraints are "more flexible and less draconian" than the iPhone maker's.
Crown fit to run Melbourne casino, gaming regulator says
Victoria's gambling watchdog has cleared Crown to continue operating its casino in Melbourne, finding the gaming giant has addressed the serious and systemic failings identified by the Finkelstein royal commission.
Lisa Wilkinson’s husband seeks costs in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case
Author Peter FitzSimons is seeking costs from Bruce Lehrmann for complying with a subpoena in the former Liberal staffer's defamation case against Network Ten and FitzSimons' wife Lisa Wilkinson over the network's airing of allegations that Lehrmann raped ex-colleague Brittany Higgins.
ABC can’t access training information in ex-soldier’s discrimination case
An appeals court has granted the Commonwealth’s bid to suppress material relating to its "conduct after capture” training in a discrimination case brought by a former ADF member, finding that a document is not in the public domain simply because it is available for inspection on the court file.
Zoetis can appeal Boehringer win over pig vaccine patents
US animal drug manufacturer Zoetis has been granted leave to appeal a ruling that invalidated three of its patents covering pig vaccines.
Apple says Fortnite maker paid no commission on US$3.8B in V-Bucks sales
Hitting back at claims that its App Store stifles competition, Apple has told a trial that app developers have myriad ways of maximising profits without paying it a commission, noting Epic Games made US$3.8 billion from in-game currency V-Bucks in 2021.
BHP fights class action’s bid to augment group after pleading mistake
A five-year-old class action against BHP over the collapse of a Brazilian dam is seeking to amend the group definition following a judgment limiting the class size, but the mining company says it should not be punished for the applicant’s pleading mistake.