Did Bruce Lehrmann rape colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House in 2019? That is the primary question in the case to be decided by the Federal Court early next month, and the credibility of the two principal protagonists is central to answering that question.
A judge overseeing a landmark competition case against Apple and Google has questioned whether Appleās US lawyers wrongly used court submissions in Australia to put pressure on Epic Games in Europe and justify temporarily removing its developer account.Ā
Google offered Fortnite creator Epic Games $200 million and proposed to acquire equity in the company to prevent it from opening its own app store with exclusive content that could compete with the search giant’s Play Store, a court has heard.
A judge has rejected sweeping suppression orders sought by the founders of vitamin giant Natureās Care over documents in a $200 million tax debt stoush with the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation, instead making limited suppression orders in light of the āseriousā allegations made in the case.Ā
Aussie Broadband is seeking to set aside a notice from the board of internet service provider Superloop directing it to sell down its 19.9 shareholding in the company, arguing the sell order was made for an improper purpose amid a ācontested takeover battleā between the companies.Ā
A judge has ordered Western Australian biotech Holista Colltech to pay a penalty of $1.8 million for making misleading representations to the market about sales of its natural sanitiser product during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and hit its CEO with a four-year ban.Ā
King & Wood Mallesons has settled a lawsuit by defunct stockbroker Halifax Investment Services alleging the firm and former auditor Bentleys failed to advise that it had to hold client funds used to trade on its online platform on trust.
Google is nearing “monopoly levels” with its exploitation of the Android brand to prevent other app stores from competing with its Play Store, the maker of the Fortnite video game has said in a landmark competition trial.
Driven by competing proceedings, class action filings surged back in 2023, making it the second busiest year for filings ever, according to a new report by law firm Allens.
Juan Martinez, managing partner of Australia’s largest firm by partner count, died suddenly on Monday from a “medical issue”.