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Judge slams Tesla’s ‘unrealistic’ bid for urgent arrest warrant over whistleblower docs
A judge has criticised Tesla’s bid for an urgent arrest warrant against a NSW man who allegedly published material leaked by a former employee about its self-driving software, saying the man needs the chance to properly respond to the electric car giant’s contempt of court claim. 
Australia to go its own way on AI by targeting high-risk uses
The Albanese government will focus the country's AI regulation on high-risk settings such as healthcare, opting for voluntary codes for less risky uses to allow the game-changing technology to flourish.
BeforePay defeats Bendigo and Adelaide Bank’s ‘B’ trade mark challenge
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank has lost its opposition to the registration of three trade marks by pay on demand company BeforePay, with a delegate finding that consumers of banking and financial services were unlikely to be confused by the marks and acted with high “care and attention”. 
Atomos can pursue case against US-based ex-CEO over relocation costs
Atomos' former US-based CEO -- who was fired after she failed to relocate to Melbourne -- has lost her fight to stay the video technology company's lawsuit, with a judge finding the dispute over a bridging loan for the international move should be decided under Australian law.
Apple hit with class action over ‘throttled’ iPhones
Apple is facing a new class action on behalf of iPhone 6 and 7 users whose phones were 'throttled', or slowed down, due to updates the Silicon Valley company made to its iOS operating system, which were aimed at conserving battery life.
Lawyers who don’t embrace AI ‘will be left behind’, experts say
Generative artificial intelligence will completely transform the legal industry, potentially decimating the billable hour in the process, and experts say practitioners who don’t embrace the technology will be swiftly replaced by those who do.
High Court says real estate agency not liable for developer’s source code theft
The High Court has found Victorian real estate agency Biggin & Scott did not authorise through "indifference" the theft of Campaigntrack’s source code by a software developer it hired to create a cloud-based real estate marketing platform.
Philips class action pleading not the ‘finest piece of work’: judge
A judge has told the law firm that has taken over a class action against Philips Electronics over recalled sleep apnea machines to take its time when amending the pleading, which he said was not the "finest piece of work" he'd ever seen.
Businesses to face steep penalties for failing to block scams
The Albanese Government has floated a new regulatory framework under which businesses would face steep penalties for failing to do their part to prevent scams.
Google, Apple to argue app store restrictions needed to protect security, IP
Google and Apple will argue at an upcoming trial that allegedly anti-competitive app marketplace restrictions were necessary to protect security and intellectual property.