Two HCA decisions handed down

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• The High Court handed down two decisions yesterday:
   

  • Godolphin Australia Pty Ltd v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2024] HCA 20 (5 June 2024). Judgment summary here.
     

  • Greylag Goose Leasing 1410 Designated Activity Company v P.T. Garuda Indonesia Ltd [2024] HCA 21 (5 June 2024). Judgment summary here.
     

    • Gageler CJ, Gleeson, Jagot and Beech-Jones JJ at [38] - “One judicial swallow does not make a legislative summer”
       

    • Edelman J at [145] - “Nevertheless, the interpretive role of this Court does not require hemianopsia”
       

• eSafety drops case against Elon Musk's X over church stabbing videos - ABC News
   

  • Elon Musk says he won a battle for free speech in court, but it won’t stop the war for social media regulation
     

• Peter Dutton to be referred to national security watchdog over Benbrika case, judge says | Peter Dutton | The Guardian
   

  • Benbrika v A-G (Cth) [2024] VSC 265 (5 June 2024)
     

• Medibank is being sued by the privacy regulator, a move welcomed by former customers and cybersecurity experts - ABC News
   

  • Medibank faces maximum $21.5 trillion fine in new cyber hack case [AFR paywall]

    The privacy watchdog alleges the private health insurer failed to protect the details of 9.7 million customers, under a law that provides for a penalty of $2.2 million for each breach.
     

  • OAIC takes civil penalty action against Medibank | OAIC
     

• Juror arrested mid-trial in $13m fraud case [The Australian paywall]

  The trial, which has been going on for almost four months, has been thrown into mayhem after police arrested the rogue juror, leaving a judge to decide whether the matter can proceed.
   

• Clive Palmer sues ex-ASIC boss [The Australian paywall]

  The businessman is continuing to wage war against the corporate regulator’s former chair James Shipton, amid multiple ongoing court fights.
   

• NT ICAC commissioner agreed to pay wife $20k at same time she withdrew DV order against him - ABC News
   

• Man representing himself in family violence trial cross-examines his own psychologist
   

  • Man representing himself in family violence case invokes 'Magna Carta' and 'sovereign citizens'
     

• NT DPP to not lay charges over 2017 disappearance of Paddy Moriarty, due to 'insufficient evidence' - ABC News
   

• Engineer accused of plotting terror attack on Adelaide Hills substation found not guilty
   

• Greg Lynn, accused of murdering two campers, will take the stand in Supreme Court trial
   

• Court finds Active Super made misleading ESG claims in a greenwashing action brought by ASIC | ASIC
   

  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission v LGSS Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 587
     

Editor’s picks

• 11th Circuit Judge Uses ChatGPT in Deciding Appeal, Encourages Others to Consider It | Legaltech News
   

  • A copy of the decision can be found here.
     

• Pricing AI-driven legal services: Alternative fee arrangements are almost inevitable - Thomson Reuters Institute
   

• Industry 4.0 – Navigating the Future of Legal Services | ANU College of Law - Fri 14 Jun 2024 - Sat 15 Jun 2024
   

• Illegitimacy and Crown - Anne Twomey - YouTube
   

• Key takeaways from Hunter Biden's criminal trial as the jury hears opening arguments - ABC News
   

• Trump lawyers and prosecutors at odds over lifting gag order before sentencing | Donald Trump trials | The Guardian
   

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