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Fees for no service class action must clarify ‘serious allegations’ against AMP
AMP 2021-11-02 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has ordered a class action against AMP to provide more detail in its case accusing the financial services firm of failing to disclose information to shareholders about allegedly misleading ASIC and charging clients fees for no service.

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‘Completely off the track’: Judge got it wrong in deep sleep therapy case, Full Court told
Anais d'Arville 2021-08-23 9:17 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge who dismissed a defamation case against HarperCollins by two psychiatrists who administered the controversial deep sleep therapy at Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s was criticised Monday for her ‘presumptuous cynicism’.

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Judge finds documents from Google’s ‘Oh Shit’ meeting relevant to penalty
ACCC 2021-08-16 5:18 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Google will have to hand over documents relating to its infamous ‘Oh Shit’ meeting to the ACCC, with a  judge finding the material was “sufficiently likely” to be relevant to any penalties the search giant will face for misleading consumers about use of their location data.

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ACCC says Google’s ‘Oh Shit’ meeting relevant to penalty in location privacy case
ACCC 2021-08-13 4:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The ACCC wants Google to produce documents related to its infamous ‘Oh Shit’ meeting, which the consumer regulator says will be relevant to the tech giant’s state of mind and the judge’s penalty in a case over representations to users about their location data.

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Google to try its hand at staying Epic Games competition suit after Apple fails
Anais d'Arville 2021-07-23 1:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Google is pressing forward with an application to stay Fortnite game maker Epic Games’ competition lawsuit over its Google Play store terms, despite the Full Court rejecting a similar move by Apple.

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Noni B owner appeals ruling ordering it to hand over docs to ACMA
ACMA 2021-07-19 1:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mosaic Brands has appealed a ruling ordering it to comply with a request for documents from the Australian Communications and Media Authority over its potential violations of the Spam Act.

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Noni B owner must hand over docs sought by ACMA in Spam Act investigation
ACMA 2021-06-21 1:44 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has ordered Noni B owner Mosaic Brands to comply with a request for documents issued by the Australian Communications and Media Authority in relation to potential violations of the Spam Act.

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Google misled users about location data privacy, judge rules
ACCC 2021-04-16 10:29 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Google misled or is likely to have misled some reasonable users of its Android devices about the digital giant’s use of their location data, a judge has found in a win for the consumer regulator.

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The top litigation law firms of 2020
Allens 2021-01-27 11:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Lawyerly’s Litigation Firms of 2020 delivered significant victories for clients last year in bet-the-company matters, thriving in a tumultuous year that saw courts and litigants adapt to virtual trials and other new norms that are sure to outlast the COVID-19 pandemic.

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No rest for deep sleep therapy defamation case after appeal filed
Anais d'Arville 2021-01-11 3:13 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Two psychiatrists at the heart of the Chelmsford deep sleep therapy scandal have launched an appeal of a decision dismissing their defamation case against HarperCollins as an attempt to “rewrite history” regarding the harm done to those receiving the controversial treatment.

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