Phi Finney McDonald is investigating a class action against technology company Nuix over its $2.5 billion float, following troubling reports about the Macquarie-backed company’s pre-IPO corporate governance and financial reporting.
Queensland rail operator Aurizon has been sued for breach of contract and “flagrant” copyright infringement for allegedly using software produced by French software giant Dassault without the necessary licence.
A software engineer who was sacked from Apple after criticism that he was “clowning around” has accused the technology giant of discriminating against him for taking leave to care for his family.
Westpac will recoup the majority of proceeds from the $29.6 million sale of collapsed fintech Sargon Group, with a judge calling the company’s liquidators “anxious sellers” who sold at speed and well below market value.
Fortnite game maker Epic Games has appealed a judge’s decision to send its misuse of market power case against Apple to California, in a significant case with implications for whether Australian companies can litigate disputes with tech giants on their home turf.
A judge has found that a clause in Apple’s agreement with developers requires that Fortnite game developer Epic Games litigate a closely watched competition lawsuit against the tech giant on its home turf.
A judge has dismissed a case run by gangland lawyer Zarah Garde-Wilson seeking details from Google about the identity of an online reviewer after criticising her instructing solicitor’s “incoherent arguments” and late filed submissions.
The ACCC is investigating whether Google and Apple should be forced to offer choice screens to mobile and tablet users in Australia that would allow them to pick a preferred search engine, saying that default settings pose a “barrier to expansion” for smaller search engines.
Fortnite developer Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Google for alleged anti-competitive conduct and misuse of market power, after launching a similar claim against Apple in November.
The Federal Court is set to determine whether artificial intelligence can be the inventor of a patent, after an AI pioneer filed a challenge to an IP Australia finding that allowing a machine to be considered an inventor would render the Patents Act incapable of “sensible operation”.