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With AI, large firms rake in 80% more revenue than small firms: report
Business of Law 2024-04-04 2:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Law firms of all sizes are facing a positive outlook as client demand remains high, but larger firms are outpacing their smaller counterparts in the uptake of artificial intelligence, resulting in 80 per cent higher revenue for each full-time employee, according to a new report.Ā 

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Uber says use of spyware to lure GoCatch drivers not like burglary
Trials 2024-04-03 11:05 pm By Sam Matthews

Uber has hit back at claims that it engaged in corporate espionage by using a software program called SurfCam to lure drivers away from rival GoCatch, saying its actions could not be compared to burglary because the material it obtained was not confidential.

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High Court asked to hear promoter’s spat with TEG over One Direction concert
Appeals 2024-04-02 10:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Sydney concert promoter seeking a cut of the profits earned by Nine unit TEG Live for promoting a 2013 Australian tour with English-Irish boy band One Direction has taken his fight to the High Court.

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Hungry Jack’s resolves claims by franchisee over launch of nearby restaurants
Franchises 2024-04-02 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hungry Jack’s has resolved a case brought by a franchisee seeking a court injunction blocking the burger chain from launching two restaurantsĀ  in close proximity to its sites on NSW’s Central Coast.

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Hungry Jackā€™s wants 5 years of Big Mac sales data in spat over damages for misleading ads
Intellectual Property 2024-03-27 12:33 pm By Sam Matthews

Hungry Jackā€™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.

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Senate report blasts PwC’s ‘cover-up’ of tax leaks scandal
Tax 2024-03-27 11:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Senate committee has slammed PricewaterhouseCoopers for hiding behind legal professional privilege and refusing to release a report by law firm Linklaters into alleged wrongdoing by international partners, as the committee seeks more information about PwC partners involved in the firm’s leak of confidential Treasury information.

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Epic Games case against Google ‘more ambitious’ than claims against Apple, court told
Trials 2024-03-26 10:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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Lisa Wilkinson’s husband seeks costs in Bruce Lehrmann defamation case
Defamation 2024-03-26 11:43 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

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.

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Zoetis can appeal Boehringer win over pig vaccine patents
Intellectual Property 2024-03-26 4:25 pm By Christine Caulfield

US animal drug manufacturer Zoetis has been granted leave to appeal a ruling that invalidated three of its patents covering pig vaccines.

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Apple says Fortnite maker paid no commission on US$3.8B in V-Bucks sales
Trials 2024-03-25 10:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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.

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