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Trial date at risk amid evidence spat in CoreLogic data scraping case
An April trial date in a high-stakes IP fight between real estate data company BCI and US analytics firm CoreLogic over alleged data scraping is in danger amid a fight about accounting evidence.
Judge says premature appeal in Pennytel trade secrets case a ‘joke’
An oversight in a trade secrets fight between telcos SPN and Pennytel means the matter was never formally dismissed, making Pennytel's appeal premature in a set of circumstances a judge has described as a "joke". 
Tahmoor Coal winding up application adjourned for second time
A judge has given the administrator for billionaire Sanjeev Gupta's Tahmoor Coal two more weeks to prove that creditors would be better off under a sale process than a liquidation. 
Nursing mother forced to store milk in suitcase wins Fair Work case
A former waiter at the Melbourne consulate of the United Arab Emirates had been awarded more than $200,000 after she was discriminated against and dismissed after having a child. 
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IG Power stakes claim over $3.5M surplus left over from Callide administration
IG Energy’s former subsidiary has made a claim on a $3.5 million surplus from the administration of IG’s interest in the Callide Power Station in Queensland. 
Court tosses greenwashing case against Santos over net zero claims
A court has tossed a landmark greenwashing case against Santos alleging it misled investors by falsely representing that it had a plausible path to net zero by 2040.
HSFK wins round in spat with PlayUp over $330,000 legal bill
A judge has set aside a decision on a costs assessment application by online gambling platform PlayUp in relation to a $330,000 unpaid legal bill from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer.
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Judge rejects ‘serious’ accusation against solicitors in building spat
A judge has allowed the owners of a North Bondi property to tender four expert reports past their due date in a six-year-old building dispute, dismissing Ronca Constructions' claim that lawyers for the owners had lacked candour.
Twitter defeats case over replies to alleged defamatory tweets
A judge has ruled that a self-represented litigant who settled proceedings against Twitter in 2021 over alleged defamatory tweets cannot pursue a case over replies later made to those tweets.
Ashurst nabs insolvency lawyer from HWL Ebsworth
Ashurst has appointed a new partner to its restructuring and governance practice, nabbing a partner from HWL Ebsworth who represented the receivers of investment platform Brite Advisors.