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IMARC activist awarded damages in pepper spray class action
Class Actions 2025-12-12 11:05 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The lead applicant in a class action challenging Victoria Police’s use of capsicum spray during a protest over the International Mining and Resources Conference in 2019 has been awarded $54,000 in damages.

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Defamation lawyer must replead parts of defence to barrister’s case over fees
Defamation 2025-12-12 11:10 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A barrister who is suing solicitor Rebekah Giles over fees for work on a defamation case against Nine has been partially successful in her bid to strike out sections of Giles’ defence.

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Barrister who fought anti-protest laws appointed to Federal Court
Courts 2025-12-12 11:50 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A leading public law barrister who represented an activist in his successful challenge to NSW’s anti-protest laws has been appointed as a judge on the Federal Court.

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Judge who delivered 5-hour livestream verdict in Dawson trial farewelled
Courts 2025-12-11 11:56 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The NSW Supreme Court judge who found former rugby league player and teacher Chris Dawson guilty of murdering his wife has retired from the bench.

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Burwood apartment developer can retain deposit after email repudiation by buyer
Construction 2025-12-11 11:16 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The developer of an apartment complex in Melbourne’s east can retain a $883,000 deposit from convicted fraudster Demetrios ‘James’ Charisiou’s real estate investment firm, which was found to have repudiated a contract over email.

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Approval granted for Annandale co-living development at former CBA site
Construction 2025-12-11 11:29 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has granted an application for a development that will demolish part of a former Commonwealth Bank building in Sydney’s inner west to construct a co-living building.

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World-first social media ban for kids under 16 comes into force
Social Media 2025-12-10 11:33 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A world-first law banning kids under 16 from accessing social media platforms has gone into force, with the eSafety commissioner vowing to publish a report card on compliance by the end of the year.

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Judge partly bars Rebel Wilson’s US cross-claim over The Deb
Defamation 2025-12-08 11:59 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A judge has issued an injunction against actress and director Rebel Wilson, partially blocking her cross-claim in US defamation proceedings launched by producers of her film, ‘The Deb’.

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Ashurst reps Newcastle Airport on landmark Defence missile factory
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-12-09 11:12 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Law firm Ashurst has advised Newcastle Airport on arrangements for Australia’s first guided weapons manufacturing and maintenance facility, to be based at its Astra Aerolab precinct.

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Elysium Noosa Resort faces IP suit over rebrand
Intellectual Property 2025-12-05 11:44 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A wellness retreat has launched an intellectual property suit against luxury Queensland resort Elysium Noosa, claiming that a recent rebrand amounts to passing off.

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