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High Court asked to weigh in on Toyota class action over defective diesel filters
Product Liability 2023-04-28 4:48 pm By Christine Caulfield

Damages for reduction in value under the Australian Consumer Law are at the centre of competing special leave applications to the High Court filed by Toyota and the lead applicant in a class action over defective diesel filters.

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PFAS class action trial set to begin before ‘frustrated’ judge
Trials 2023-04-28 11:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

Unless the parties can reach a last minute settlement over the weekend, trial in a class action against the Department of Defence over the use of alleged toxic firefighting foam at military bases across the country will begin Monday.

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Inquiry called by Melissa Caddick’s parents ‘hanging over receivers like a threat’, court told
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-04-28 3:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The parents of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick will seek an inquiry into whether receivers of her property have acted faithfully in managing the assets.

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Giggle for Girls suit primed as test case for transgender rights, court hears
Human Rights 2023-04-28 10:57 pm By Sam Matthews

A discrimination case brought by a transgender woman who was excluded from female social network Giggle for Girls may test the metes and bounds of Gillard-era amendments to the Sex Discrimination Act, a court has heard.

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Bruce Lehrmann wins bid to bring late defamation cases against News Corp, Ten
Defamation 2023-04-28 12:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann has won his bid to bring defamation cases against News Corp and Network Ten despite the expiry of a 12-month limitation period.

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No livestream for trial in wage cases against Coles, Woolworths
Employment 2023-04-28 2:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

A Federal Court judge has pulled the plug on a bid by the Fair Work Ombudsman for an upcoming trial in wage cases against supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths to be livestreamed like other hearings of public interest in the court.

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Deloitte report into Medibank cyberattack to be kept secret
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-04-28 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Private health insurer Medibank has not released a Deloitte report into last year’s cyberattack that exposed the private information of 10 million customers.

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Meta’s market power still eclipses all other social media combined, ACCC says
Social Media 2023-04-28 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

Despite the growing popularity of new entrant TikTok, Facebook and Instagram-owner Meta retains significant market power in the social media industry, reporting annual advertising revenue of $5 billion in Australia alone, a report has found.

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Singer Katy Perry loses trade mark stoush with Aussie designer
Intellectual Property 2023-04-27 2:44 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In what a judge has dubbed a ā€œtale of two women, two teenage dreamsĀ and one nameā€, US pop star Katy Perry has lost her bid to cancel the ā€œKatie Perryā€ trade mark owned by an Australian designer and has been barred her from using her stage name to market clothing merchandise.Ā 

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ANZ, Citigroup execs defend book coverage despite receding demand in $2.5B capital raising
Trials 2023-04-27 11:57 pm By Sam Matthews

Two executives involved in ANZā€™s $2.5 billion equity capital raising have stood by arguments that the book was covered when the bankā€™s underwriters took up $750 million of the shares, despite ASICā€™s allegations of ā€œreceding demandā€ on the day of the placement.

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