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Woodside settles greenwashing case brought by Greenpeace
Environmental group Greenpeace won't take its case alleging Woodside misled the public by greenwashing its oil and gas projects to trial, after a judge tossed a similar case against Santos in February.
Bid for Origin Energy docs on eve of trial nears abuse, judge says
A judge has rejected as "approaching an abuse of process" a bid by internet provider Origin Net for more documents from power company Origin Energy ahead of next month's trial in their intellectual property stoush.
Court hears Rebel Wilson ‘indifferent’ to film producer’s bath with actress
Actor Rebel Wilson, who is facing trial in a defamation case by the lead actress on her directorial debut, appeared indifferent when told the actress had bathed with one of the film's producers, a court has heard.
Judge ‘troubled’ by ACCC’s discounts case against Woolworths
Hearing the ACCC's opening remarks in its case against Woolworths over 'illusory' discounts, a judge has questioned if consumers would have descended into the level of analysis suggested by the regulator when shopping.
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Early loss for BGC in class action over home building delays
The word 'day' in thousands of building contracts at the centre of a class action against Perth builder BGC Housing Group refers to a calendar, not working, day, a judge has said in a ruling that may have a significant  impact on damages in the case.
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Judge tosses unconscionability claims by parents of Luxcon boss
The parents of Luxcon boss Ilya Melnikoff have failed to convince a judge they should not have to pay back a mortgage and guarantee to lenders who gave their son's companies a $13.9 million advance to buy property in Byron Bay and a $3.8 million tax-related loan.
HSF Kramer appoints 3 new litigation partners as class action work grows
KSF Kramer's litigation practice is getting a boost, with three new partners appointed in Australia to meet strong demand for its class action defence expertise, in addition to seven new partners appointed across other practice areas.
ACCC can intervene in Epic Games’ case against Apple
The ACCC has won court approval to make submissions on relief in Fortnite game maker Epic Games' case against Apple, after a judge found the tech company misused its market power in the app marketplace.
HSBC won’t take ASIC’s scam protections case to trial
HSBC won't defend ASIC proceedings alleging it failed to protect customers from scams that resulted in $23 million in customer losses.
Full Court finds employee’s WeChat contacts were trade secrets
The Full Court has found an employee of e-commerce merchandise importer New Aim breached his duty of confidence by providing contact details of the company's suppliers, stored on WeChat on his personal phone, to a competitor.