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Porter asks court to suppress part of ABC’s defence to defamation lawsuit
Former attorney-general Christian Porter is seeking to block the public from seeing portions of the ABC's defence to claims that it defamed him with an article detailing historical rape allegations.
‘Severe harm to competition’: ACCC to refuse flight pact between Qantas, Japan Airlines
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has proposed to deny authorisation for Qantas to coordinate with Japan Airlines on flights between Australia and Japan despite the regulator’s increased flexibility on the travel sector during COVID-19.
Settlement reached in lawsuit against Arrium directors
A mid-trial settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought by the liquidators of collapsed steel giant Arrium against 10 former company directors and officers for allegedly engaging in insolvent trading.
Crown class action can access Vic gaming watchdog’s interviews with employees
A shareholder class action against Crown Resorts can access transcripts of interviews conducted by the Victorian gaming regulator with former top brass and two Crown employees who were arrested in China in 2016 as part of a crackdown on gambling
ASIC accuses Westpac of insider trading over Ausgrid privatisation
Westpac has been accused by the corporate regulator of insider trading before the $16 billion privatisation of electricity provider Ausgrid.
Telstra fined $1.5M for dropping number porting during first COVID-19 wave
Telstra has been hit with a $1.5 million fine from the the Australian Communications and Media Authority for dropping its number porting service during the first COVID-19 wave last year, leaving 42,000 customers unable to transfer their numbers away from or to new providers.
Judge rejects 7-Eleven’s ‘risky’ bid for pre-trial ruling on objections to evidence
A judge has shot down what he called a "risky" but novel proposal by 7-Eleven for a pre-trial ruling on sample objections to the relevance of evidence in two franchise class actions.
Qantas wins eleventh hour injunction in dispute with Virgin-bound exec
Qantas has secured a temporary injunction from a Singapore court blocking a former company executive from starting a new position at competitor Virgin Australia.
First overseas funder wins licence to back class actions in Australia
UK-based Woodsford Litigation Funding has become the first overseas funder authorised to finance Australian class actions under recent laws cracking down on the litigation funding industry.
Ben Roberts-Smith accused of threatening ex-wife ahead of defamation trial
Ben Roberts-Smith threatened legal action against his ex-wife, who is set to give evidence against him in an upcoming defamation trial, if she disclosed information to Fairfax’s lawyers that is subject to a confidentiality agreement, a court has heard.