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Apple sued for kicking bookmaker Playwest off App Store
Western Australia-based wagering company Playwest has sued Apple after its app was removed from the App Store without notice over alleged fraud concerns.
Full Court tosses Plus500’s bid to stay class action over arbitration clause
The Full Court has rejected trading platform Plus500's bid to stay a class action by investors who lost money on highly leveraged contracts for difference in light of an arbitration clause in its terms and conditions, upholding a finding that the clause was an unfair contract term.
NT can argue class action members didn’t keep homes ‘reasonably clean’
The Northern Territory's public housing authority can amend its defence in a class action alleging it failed to maintain habitable housing in remote Aboriginal communities to allege that tenants failed to keep housing "reasonably clean".
JWS opens NY office to advise US clients on Aussie law
Responding to growing US investment in local markets, Johnson Winter Slattery will become the first Australian firm to open a US office advising on Australian law. 
Jetstar class action files bid to add deceit, consumer guarantee claims
A class action against Jetstar over flight cancellations during COVID-19 wants to add claims alleging the airline breached consumer guarantees and made intentionally false statements to hundreds of thousands of customers. 
Judge says HelloFresh customers shouldn’t be cross-examined at trial
A judge has expressed concerns about plans to cross-examine consumer witnesses in the ACCC's subscriptions trap case against meal delivery companies HelloFresh and YouFoodz, saying they "shouldn't be put through that".
NBL wins stay of clubs’ case over revenue share deal
The National Basketball League has succeeded in staying preliminary discovery proceedings by the Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne Phoenix basketball clubs, with a judge finding their licence agreement contained a broad dispute resolution clause.
Price-fixing parties should have met ‘without bread and water’ until conferral complete: judge
A judge has scolded the parties in a price-fixing case against Downer EDI's Spotless and Ventia for not conferring long enough to finalise critical documents ahead of trial, saying he should have ordered they stay in a room "without bread and water" until the task was complete.
ACCC says ‘gaping silence’ on how Meta will use AI in discovery
AI-enthusiast Meta has been silent on how the technology will be used in discovery in Australian Competition and Consumer Commission proceedings over scam cryptocurrency ads, a court has heard. 
NT housing class action judge adds restitution case to initial trial
A class action against the Northern Territory's public housing authority has persuaded a judge to include questions relating to restitution in an initial trial.