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Medibank defence says data breach class action ‘hopeless’
Private health insurer Medibank has hit back at a class action over a data breach that affected close to 10 million customers, describing the claims as “hopeless.”
Greens deputy leader launches discrimination case over Pauline Hanson Tweet
One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been taken to court by Greens deputy leader Dr Mehreen Faruqi over a social media post Faruqi claims was insulting and humiliating.
Virgin quashes Rex’s ‘Economy X’ trade mark
Virgin Australia has won its opposition to rival Regional Express’ bid to trade mark ‘Economy X’, with an IP Australia delegate finding Virgin had an earlier claim to ownership of an identical mark. 
Pretty in pink: Priceline prevails in push to trade mark signature colour
Discount pharmacy Priceline has finally won its bid to trade mark its signature pink colour, a year after its application was rebuffed by IP Australia.
Rangers Football Club hits back at $3M suit over abandoned match
Scottish football team Rangers says it was entitled to nix an agreement to play matches in Sydney last year, in its defence to a $3 million suit brought by Australian sports promoters TEG Live and Left Field Live.
Ord Minnett fined $888,000 for pre-arranged trades
Wealth management firm Ord Minnett has paid an $888,000 penalty for twice breaching market integrity rules in executing a share buy-back with "pre-arranged" trades.
Nuix class action to go ahead despite ASIC case
A shareholder class action against software company Nuix will go ahead as planned, after a stay application threatened to put the proceeding on ice pending the outcome of a separate case brought by ASIC.
Cost of independent counsel to advise on Banksia silk’s $1.25M offer ‘can’t be justified’, court says
The Victoria Supreme Court will not appoint a contradictor to weigh in on the reasonableness of a $1.25 million settlement offered by companies associated with the wife of a once prominent silk struck from the roll over the Banksia Securities class action scandal.
Class action can’t grill Noumi lawyer on legal privilege claims over PwC docs
The applicants in a shareholder class action against the former Freedom Foods have failed in a bid to cross-examine Noumi's inhouse counsel on affidavits swearing to the legal professional privilege of 3,000 documents, including material containing advice from accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.
GetSwift director can’t be located for service of suit by ex-Demons teammate
GetSwift director Joel Macdonald cannot be located for service of a $15 million lawsuit by his former Melbourne Demons teammate James Strauss, a court has heard.