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Appeals court to decide if Murray Darling Basin Authority can limit class action liability
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority will soon make its case directly to an appeals court that it can rely on defences limiting its liability to farmers in a class action alleging negligent oversight of the river system, a question that could have implications for other climate change cases against government agencies.
Seven wins pre-case docs from Cricket Australia in battle over summer broadcast
Cricket Australia must hand over documents to Seven West Media as the TV network weighs potential legal action for damages against the league over the quality of the 2020-2021 summer cricket season.
7-Eleven willing to negotiate with Seven over 7NOW trade mark, court hears
7-Eleven has told a court it is willing to negotiate a deal with Seven over the 7NOW logo, a trade mark the TV network recently lost after a successful challenge by the convenience store chain.
CFMEU drops Workpac class action after High Court ruling
The CFMEU has abandoned its landmark multi-million dollar class action against labour hire company Workpac following the High Court's ruling that dashed the hopes of casual workers seeking leave entitlements.
Wealthy South Australian farmer targeted in class action over Lucindale fire
A class action against the executors of the late South Australian pastoralist Thomas Brinkworth has been brought on behalf of landowners whose properties were damaged in a fire in Lucindale last summer.
‘Completely off the track’: Judge got it wrong in deep sleep therapy case, Full Court told
A judge who dismissed a defamation case against HarperCollins by two psychiatrists who administered the controversial deep sleep therapy at Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s was criticised Monday for her ‘presumptuous cynicism’.
Telegraph says art dealer’s ‘misrepresentation’ invalidates $50K settlement deal in defamation case
A $50,000 settlement agreement between Nationwide News and an art collector who alleged he was defamed by a Sunday Telegraph article was invalid because the dealer lied to the publisher, a court has been told.
Law firm would have had onus of proof in Arrium cross-claim defence, judge says
Herbert Smith Freehills this week escaped a cross-claim that its advice made it liable for the alleged losses of Arrium's lenders, but the judge who tossed the claim along with the banks' cases expressed doubts about one of the law firm's key arguments, a warning to other firms caught up in litigation as so-called concurrent wrongdoers.
A2 Milk takes trade mark battle over Nestle’s NAN A2 to Federal Court
New-Zealand dairy company a2 Milk is challenging a win for Nestle over the Swiss food and drink giant's NAN A2 trade mark for infant formula, a mark IP Australia found was not deceptively similar to a2’s logo.
Former Citigroup boss escapes ANZ cartel case as prosecutors slash charges
Prosecutors have withdrawn two-thirds of the charges in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement and have dropped their case against former Citigroup CEO Stephen Roberts, according to a lawyer in the case.