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High Court to hear Meta’s challenge to Cambridge Analytica case
Australian Government Solicitor 2022-09-16 2:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court will take up Meta’s challenge to the privacy commissioner’s case over the Cambridge Analytica data breach, giving the court the chance to rule on the jurisdictional reach of Australian regulators in their pursuit of US tech giants.

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Fuji Xerox, EY settle suit over $450M accounting scandal
Accounting 2022-09-01 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

Fuji Xerox and Ernst & Young have settled a lawsuit over $450 million in alleged accounting irregularities that also ensnared an EY partner and two senior Fuji executives.

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Redbubble files appeal in long-running Hells Angels trade mark stoush
Allens 2022-08-19 11:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Redbubble is challenging a judgment that found T-shirts and face masks sold on its platform violated Hells Angels’ trademarks and awarded damages to the motorcycle group.

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Ex-Fuji Xerox execs settle suit over $450M accounting scandal
Accounting 2022-08-11 11:42 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two former executives at Fuji Xerox’s Australian unit have settled a lawsuit over their roles in a $450 million accounting scandal that has also ensnared auditor Ernst & Young.

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Redbubble found liable again for infringing Hells Angels trade marks
Allens 2022-07-19 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

T-shirts and face masks sold on Redbubble violate Hells Angels’ trademarks, a judge has found, banning the online marketplace from further sales of infringing products and awarding damages to the motorcycle group.

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High Court grants Western Power special leave in bushfire class action
Brahma Dharmananda 2022-03-22 2:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

The High Court will hear a challenge by Western Power to an appeals court judgment which found that the state-owned electricity supplier breached its duty of care to inspect power poles on private land and was partly liable for property damage from the 2014 Perth Hills bushfire.

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Facebook takes fight over Cambridge Analytica case to High Court
Australian Government Solicitor 2022-03-14 2:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

Facebook has filed an application with the High Court seeking to overturn a judgment that found it can be sued in Australia for alleged privacy violations over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

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Redbubble can’t dodge Hells Angels trade mark infringement claims
Allens 2022-03-08 6:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

Online marketplace Redbubble cannot rely on the terms of a settlement with the US chapter of Hells Angels to avoid trade mark infringement claims by the Australian arm of the bikie gang, a court  has ruled.

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ASIC drops most claims against Rio Tinto over $5.8B acquisition
Allen & Overy 2022-02-28 1:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dropped all but one claim against Rio Tinto in a four-year-long case over disclosures related to its troubled $5.8 billion acquisition of a Mozambique coal mining business and abandoned all claims against the mining giant’s former CEO and CFO.

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Aussie fashion designer suing Katy Perry a ‘calculating and dishonest’ witness, court hears
Christian Dimitriadis 2022-02-16 10:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An Australian fashion designer suing Katy Perry over the rights to use the Katy Perry trade mark in Australia is a “calculating and dishonest witness” whose “utterly dishonest” testimony should not be believed, counsel for the pop star said during closing submissions.

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