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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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‘Excessive’ costs by Nando’s top tier law firm for simple exam chopped by 72%
Franchises 2023-04-27 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The costs billed by Nando’s Australia’s law firm for work on a “straightforward” judgment debtor examination of a franchisee — totalling almost a fifth of the debt — have been slashed, with a court finding the costs manifestly excessive.

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Class action against NT government alleging institutional racism must clarify case
Human Rights 2023-04-27 3:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has told a class action applicant alleging institutional racism targeting the Indigenous population of a remote NT community to clarify his case over the availability of interpreting services.

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IP Australia shreds cheese makers’ opposition to ‘parmesan’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2023-04-27 10:00 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A consortium of parmigiano reggiano producers has lost its opposition to registration of a parmesan trade mark in Australia by an international group dedicated to protecting common names from being monopolised.

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