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Police search powers ‘incompatible with human rights’: court
Human Rights 2026-01-23 3:00 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The declaration of Melbourne’s CBD as a location permitting random searches was “incompatible with human rights”, a judge found Friday, although she tossed a related constitutional challenge.

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‘No remorse’: McInnes Wilson sued by former equity principal
Employment 2026-01-23 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former director of the family law practice at McInnes Wilson has filed a suit seeking over $53,000 in redundancy pay, claiming his resignation was not “voluntary” and that the firm has shown “no remorse” for its alleged contraventions.

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Court to hear Parramatta Eels’ case against Zac Lomax within weeks
Contracts 2026-01-23 11:10 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has agreed to hear the Parramatta Eels’ case against former player Zac Lomax on an expedited basis, as the club seeks to enforce a contractual term keeping him off the list of rival teams after an unsuccessful mediation with the Melbourne Storm.  

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AstraZeneca sues Pharmacor over plan to launch generic diabetes drug
Intellectual Property 2026-01-23 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

AstraZeneca has sued Pharmacor over its plans to list a generic version of blockbuster diabetes drug Forxiga on the PBS, but the drug maker will have to defend the validity of the patent, which was struck down by a UK court last year. 

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Hisense not required to provide employment contract, court finds
Employment 2026-01-22 11:23 pm By Andy Sidler

Electronics maker Hisense has won an appeal of a finding that it breached the Fair Work Act by failing to provide a worker with an employment contract, with a judge ruling the Act did no prescribe the form in which employment details must be kept.

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Developer Mbark wins appeal over golf club retirement village
Appeals 2026-01-23 11:24 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has set aside a tribunal’s refusal of a developer’s application to build a retirement village on land owned by the Federal Golf Club in Canberra. 

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Uber found to have breached contract by deactivating driver over complaints
Contracts 2026-01-22 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In the first of dozens of similar cases to be decided, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found Uber breached its contract with a driver by deactivating his account over seven complaints.

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In TM battle with Zip, Firstmac tells High Court honest concurrent use test not subjective
Intellectual Property 2026-01-21 11:23 pm By Andy Sidler

More than just subjective intention is relevant to the defence of honest concurrent use in trade mark law, non-bank lender Firstmac has told the High Court in its dispute with buy now, pay later giant Zip Co.

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Former PwC CEO sued for defamation by wife over lewd post
Defamation 2026-01-21 11:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Carlton Football Club president and ex-chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Luke Sayers, has been sued by his estranged wife for defamation over a lewd social media post that eventually led to his resignation from the football club.

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BHP wins spat with Aquila over mining tenement boundary
Appeals 2026-01-22 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has handed BHP a win in a dispute with Aquila Steel over the boundary between their neighbouring mining tenements, rejecting Aquila’s “fanciful” argument about the construction of a 58-year-old document.

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