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Minetek can’t inspect USB devices for potential lawsuit against ex-employee, court rules
Global mine technology company Minetek has lost its bid to access USB devices held by equipment manufacturer Howden’s solicitors for use in a potential lawsuit against a former employee who it says may have unlawfully used confidential company information.
Class action firm wants to intervene in FWO’s ‘entirely misconceived’ case against Woolworths
Employment class action law firm Adero Law is seeking to intervene in the Fair Work Ombudsman’s action against Woolworths, saying the “misconceived” proceedings have disrupted mediation in a class action against the supermarket chain for which 3,000 employees have registered.
‘The gullible are not disentitled to protection’: Lawyer loses sports betting class action appeal
Sydney lawyer Leigh Johnson has lost her appeal in a class action launched by investors who allegedly sank $12.3 million into a fraudulent sports betting scheme run by convicted conman Peter Foster.
Nine wants subpoenas thrown out in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case
Media company Nine, which is facing defamation claims from Ben Roberts-Smith over articles accusing him of war crimes, has asked the court to set aside two subpoenas from the decorated veteran related to a woman who has accused him of domestic violence, arguing the subpoenas act as a substitute for discovery.
ASIC appeals ruling in case against payday lenders Cigno, BHF Solutions
ASIC is challenging the dismissal of its enforcement action against payday lenders Cigno and BHF Solutions in a decision that found the companies did not need a licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers.
Firm to remove surveys from website in On The Run class action
A judge has ordered that class action firm Adero Law take down surveys from its website allegedly aimed at collecting registration data from group members in an underpayment class action against convenience store chain On The Run.
Silk Sue Chrysanthou says costs in dispute over Porter brief ‘substantial’
Noting that the legal costs of a dispute over whether she could represent federal minister Christian Porter in his defamation case were "substantial", Sue Chrysanthou SC has asked to see invoices before she agrees to a lump sum bill of $550,000.
Ben Roberts-Smith trial to resume with evidence from four Afghan witnesses
Four witnesses who allegedly saw Ben Roberts-Smith kick a handcuffed man off a cliff in Afghanistan will give evidence next week in the war veteran’s defamation trial, which has been disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions in NSW.
Former NSW ministers Eddie Obeid, Ian Macdonald found guilty of conspiracy
A judge has found former NSW Labor Ministers Ian McDonald and Eddie Obeid, as well as Obeid's son Moses, guilty of conspiring to rig a tender process for a coal mining exploration licence on the Obeids' land in the Bylong Valley.
Snapchat looks to Aussie app developer in defence of US patent suit
Australian app developer Civi Corp must hand over documents that could help Snapchat in its defence against a US lawsuit alleging it infringed on patents for digital photograph technology, a court has ordered.