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Court finds sessional academic lecturer an employee, not a contractor
In its first decision applying a landmark High Court judgment redefining the test for when a worker is employed, the Federal Court has found a sessional lecturer for a higher education institution was an employee.
Stock Swami flies to Sydney for cross on ‘deficient’ discovery in Kumova trial
The man behind the Stock Swami Twitter account is flying to Sydney for cross-examination after a judge halted a trial in mining investor Tolga Kumova’s defamation case, saying he had “no confidence whatsoever” the Twitter user complied with discovery obligations.
William Inglis & Son waived privilege over Norton Rose Fulbright emails in land spat
Australia’s oldest thoroughbred auctioneer William Inglis & Son waived legal professional privilege over advice from its solicitor Norton Rose Fulbright over contamination of land it bought in 2009, a judge has found.
Litigation funder wins transfer bid in fight with class action applicant
A litigation funder facing a lawsuit by the lead applicant in a settled class action it financed has won its bid to transfer the case to the Federal Court, where the class action was heard, after a judge said it was the “natural forum” for the dispute.
Judge to rush trial in Tiwi Islanders challenge to Santos offshore drill plan
Tiwi islanders in a Federal Court challenge to the Barossa offshore gas project have won an expedited trial, but the case won’t be heard before drilling starts in mid-July.
‘You get him in the witness box’: Kumova trial on hold after judge questions Stock Swami’s discovery
A judge has halted a defamation trial in a case brought by mining investor Tolga Kumova after saying he had “no confidence whatsoever” that the owner of Twitter account Stock Swami complied with discovery obligations.
ASIC triumphs in appeal against payday lenders Cigno, BHF
ASIC has won an appeal of a judge’s decision that found Gold Coast-based payday lenders Cigno and BHF did not need a licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers.
Law firm wins access to client talks with counsel in negligence case
Mitry Lawyers has won a discovery bid against a former client suing the Sydney law firm for $225,000 over alleged “neglect and incompetence.”
Law firm went ‘far beyond permissible scope’ of involvement in expert report, court says
The conduct of Corrs Chambers Westgarth in the preparation of an ostensibly independent expert report in a trade secrets case "must not be repeated", a judge has said, throwing out the expert's evidence as potentially tainted by the law firm's involvement.
Nuix ex-CEO not entitled to ‘special treatment’, trial judge told
The former boss of embattled tech company Nuix is asking for “special treatment” by arguing he is owed $183 million in options under a 2008 agreement, a judge has heard on the first day of trial in the ex-CEO's case.