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Court throws out ‘absurd’ ruling on patent term extensions
Intellectual Property 2021-06-16 1:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has overturned a ruling from the Australian Patent Office that shortened the amount of time available to companies under patent term extensions, saying a “liberal rather than literal” reading was needed to achieve the extension regime’s goals of compensating holders of drug patents for the lengthy time required to obtain regulatory approval to market their drugs.

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Roberts-Smith hired private investigator to check ex-partner had abortion, court hears
Defamation 2021-06-15 6:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has told a court that he hired a private investigator to find out whether a woman who has accused him of domestic violence had an abortion and to obtain the home addresses of six SAS soldiers set to give evidence in his defamation trial.

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Johnson Winter & Slattery’s Sara Gaertner at her best in the deep end
Litigation Rising Stars 2021-06-11 9:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

For Johnson Winter & Slattery senior associate Sara Gaertner, being a lawyer working on high-stakes litigation wasn’t always on the cards. She was working at an accounting firm when she decided to make the career switch. She hasn’t looked back since.

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Lex Greensill to pay tax on $58 million in gains after losing appeal
Tax 2021-06-11 5:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lex Greensill will need to pay tax on $58 million in capital gains, after losing a challenge to a tax assessment which included non-Australian gains from the sale of Greensill shares distributed to the founder of the collapsed collapsed UK-based supply-chain finance firm.

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Ben Roberts-Smith takes stand as court hears of cover up of six murders
Defamation 2021-06-10 2:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ben Roberts-Smith took the stand on Thursday after publishers accused of defaming him detailed how the war veteran allegedly murdered six civilians and engaged in a cover up campaign, with the soldier saying he was “devastated” by the allegations.

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‘Uncomfortable’ judge told Ben Roberts-Smith not in relationship with lawyer
Legal Ethics 2021-06-09 1:35 pm By Cindy Cameronne

News publisher Fairfax has been accused of attempts to intimidate Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyer in contempt of court by publishing inaccurate media reports that the solicitor is in a romantic relationship with the former soldier, after a judge said the reports had made him “uncomfortable”.  

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HWL Ebsworth faces $130M negligent advice case by ex-client
Real Estate 2021-06-08 4:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former client is seeking damages of up to $130 million from HWL Ebsworth in a lawsuit accusing the law firm of giving negligent advice on a joint venture to develop land.

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Ben Roberts-Smith owed record damages after reputation ‘smashed and destroyed’ by Fairfax, court hears
Defamation 2021-06-08 12:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith is owed record aggravated damages from Fairfax for publishing allegations of war crimes that it knew was false and decimating his reputation, a court has heard.

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Barrister Dion Fahey says fun key to staving off burnout in the ‘blood sport’ of litigation
Litigation Rising Stars 2021-06-08 12:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The best piece of career advice barrister Dion Fahey ever got had nothing to do with getting ahead.

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‘Corrosive jealousy’ drove allegations against Ben Roberts-Smith, court hears
Defamation 2021-06-07 2:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former soldiers driven by ‘corrosive jealousy’ of Ben Roberts-Smith plotted to take down the Victoria Cross recipient and were aided by “credulous journalists”, a court has heard.

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