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Law firm bows out of contest to run class actions against Apple, Google
A law firm has dropped plans to bring a second set of class actions alleging Apple and Google engaged in anti-competitive conduct in operating their app stores, but will act as an "agent" for the first-to-file firm.
High Court won’t hear appeal by payday lenders Cigno, BHF
The High Court won't hear an appeal by payday loan providers Cigna and BHF seeking to challenge a Full Court judgment that found they can't dodge the obligations contained in the National Credit Code through their lending model.
‘No duty to be decent and fair’: Allianz wins High Court appeal over cyclone damage claim
Insurer Allianz has won its challenge to a decision forcing it to indemnify a north Queensland body corporate for cyclone damage despite non-disclosure of serious building defects, with the High Court finding insurers have no general duty to be “decent and fair”.
High Court clarifies test for implied terms, says CoreLogic did not infringe photographer’s copyright
The High Court has found that property data analytics firm CoreLogic did not infringe a real estate photographer's copyright by uploading images from realestate.com.au to its platform, overturning a decision of the Full Federal Court.
‘An unusual case’: ACCC gives Booktopia more time to pay $6M penalty
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has agreed to grant Booktopia more time to pay a $6 million penalty over an alleged misleading refund policy, after the online book retailer suffered a “massive fall” in its share price.
Litigation privilege claim over Nine reporter’s emails denied in cavoodle defamation case
Nine has mostly lost its bid to shield documents produced under subpoena in a defamation case brought over A Current Affair's coverage of barrister Gina Edwards’ custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.
Law firm drops ‘bombshell’, wants settlement in class action after running out of money
A judge has described as "extraordinary" a law firm's argument that the court should approve a $5.8 million settlement in an underpayments class action against the On The Run convenience store chain partly because it ran out of funds to take the case to trial.
Dixon Advisory insurers lose bid to limit disclosure of plan details in class action
Two Dixon Advisory insurers have lost a bid to limit the details of insurance policies handed over to a class action purported to worth $463 million, after a judge’s ruled the collapsed wealth manager should disclose its insurance for liability in the case.
Zoetis vaccine class action applicant can’t fight adverse costs after unsuccessful case
A judge has found the applicant in a dismissed class action against animal health giant Zoetis is liable for the company's defence costs in the case centering on alleged serious side effects of horse vaccine Equivac.
Court approves GCO in ‘junk’ insurance class action against Allianz
A judge has signed off on a group costs order in class action against Allianz over add-on car insurance that will give plaintiff law firms Johnson Winter & Slattery and Maurice Blackburn no more than 25 per cent of any resolution in the case.