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Seven launches courtroom battle to save ‘7Now’ trade mark
Seven Network has filed Federal Court proceedings after convenience store chain 7-Eleven succeeded in having its '7NOW' trade mark removed for non-use.
Google to try its hand at staying Epic Games competition suit after Apple fails
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.
Sydney man defamed by Fairfax hit-and-run story loses bid to up damages 
An appeals court  has thrown out an appeal by a Sydney man who sought greater damages for being incorrectly named in media reports as the driver in a fatal hit-and-run.
‘The gullible are not disentitled to protection’: Lawyer loses sports betting class action appeal
Sydney lawyer Leigh Johnson has lost her appeal in a class action launched by investors who allegedly sank $12.3 million into a fraudulent sports betting scheme run by convicted conman Peter Foster.
QBE wins appeal in Opal Tower coverage row with Icon, but no success for Liberty
The Full Federal Court has found that Liberty Mutual Insurance, but not QBE, is required to cover Icon Construction's losses stemming from the Opal Tower disaster, which has caused the builder $31 million in losses.
Appeals court paves way for $915M museum despite ‘irony’ of Willow Grove removal
A resident group’s last ditch attempt to prevent the NSW government from relocating a locally significant heritage building has been dismissed by the NSW Supreme Court of Appeal, paving the way for the development of a $915 million museum in Parramatta.
Nine wants subpoenas thrown out in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case
Media company Nine, which is facing defamation claims from Ben Roberts-Smith over articles accusing him of war crimes, has asked the court to set aside two subpoenas from the decorated veteran related to a woman who has accused him of domestic violence, arguing the subpoenas act as a substitute for discovery.
ASIC appeals ruling in case against payday lenders Cigno, BHF Solutions
ASIC is challenging the dismissal of its enforcement action against payday lenders Cigno and BHF Solutions in a decision that found the companies did not need a licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers.
Government challenges ‘incoherent’ duty of care in climate change class action appeal
The Commonwealth says a landmark ruling in a class action that found it has a duty of care to protect Australian children from the effects of global warming is "incoherent" and distorts its ability to balance competing interests.
‘A hint, a wink or a nod’: Appeals court says harassment need not be sexually explicit
An appeals court has upheld a $100,000 sexual harassment judgment against a Sanitarium-owned company for designing, displaying and distributing a poster featuring a worker alongside the words "feel great - lubricate".