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Murdoch names Private Media bosses in expanded defamation case over Crikey article
The decision by Crikey to republish an article at the centre of a defamation case by Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch is the focus of the media mogul's proposed new pleadings and its application to join Private Media chairman Eric Beecher and CEO Will Hayward.
‘Spurious’ arguments cost James Mawhinney in successful appeal of 20-year ban
The founder of investment group Mayfair 101 must foot half his costs of a successful appeal of a 20-year ban on fund raising because of the many "spurious" grounds of appeal he pressed.
Pokemon wins injunction against augmented reality game, NFTs
A judge has granted the Pokemon Company's request for a temporary injunction restraining an Australian business from developing an augmented reality game featuring its popular Pokemon characters and selling related NFTs. 
EPA did not have to consider greenhouse gas emissions in coal licence renewal, court finds
The Victoria Supreme Court has dismissed a bid to quash the Environment Protection Authority’s decision to renew the mining licences of the state's three remaining coal power stations, in a test case for the state's Climate Change Act.
ACCC rejects Telstra, TPG $1.8B mobile network sharing deal
The ACCC has refused to authorise a regional network arrangement between Telstra and TPG, saying the deal would entrench Telstra's dominant position in the mobile market.
ACCC to weigh competition with, and without, Armaguard, Prosegur tie-up
The proposed Armaguard merger with rival Prosegur will clearly reduce competition in the cash transport industry but the world without the tie-up might be just as bleak, the ACCC has said.
ACMA slams ABC over Four Corners report ‘Fox and the Big Lie’
The communications regulator has found an ABC Four Corners report on the role Fox News played in perpetuating the lie that the 2020 US presidential election was stolen breached the accuracy and fair and honest dealing requirements in its Code of Practice.
Firm to drop class action against Philips over recalled sleep apnea devices
Philips Electronics will not face a class action in Australia over recalled sleep apnea machines that contained a foam component that could  degrade and cause consumers to inhale dangerous chemicals, after the law firm running the litigation decided to drop the case.
Insurer Bond & Credit Company fires cross-claims at Greensill
Insurer Bond & Credit Company is seeking to join Greensill Group to three lawsuits over the financing firm's $1.7 billion collapse in March 2020, while Greensill has foreshadowed its own cross-claims against Insurance Australia Group.
‘Disastrous’ GetSwift class action settlement revised down to $1M
A $1.5 million class action settlement against failed logistics provider GetSwift, which a judge termed a "disaster", has been revised down to $1 million and may face a liquidators' challenge that could see a group members recover nothing.