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Judge tosses Viterra’s ‘wholly unreasonable’ bid to reopen Cargill case
Grain handling group Viterra has been denied a post-hearing bid to reopen a lawsuit brought by Cargill Australia over its $420 million acquisition of Joe White, with a judge finding the application would lead to "substantial disruption and delay".
High Court takes up challenge to AMP class action beauty parade
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on a decision last year to pick Maurice Blackburn's case as the winner of a beauty parade of shareholder class actions against AMP over the wealth manager's controversial fees for no service.
‘We must at least try’: Judge says virtual trial will go ahead in Ford class action
Ford has lost its bid to delay an upcoming virtual trial in a class action over allegedly defective PowerShift transmissions, with a judge saying the parties must try to make a virtual trial work because the current "unsatisfactory" circumstances caused by the coronavirus pandemic could continue for a year or more.
Judge not ready to toss defamation case against Twitter, Google over tweets
A judge has refused to summarily dismiss a defamation case brought by a government worker against Twitter, Google and Yahoo over racist, homophobic, anti-Muslim and conspiratorial tweets resulting from an alleged identity theft.
High Court quashes AFP warrant used to raid News Corp journalist’s home
The High Court has quashed a search warrant obtained by the Australian Federal Police and used to raid a News Corp journalist’s home, but did not go so far as to order the return or destruction of documents obtained in the raid.
Facebook, Instagram to seek stay of competition case by Aussie social media startup
Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram will call for a stay of a Federal Court competition lawsuit brought by an Australian social media startup as it seeks to arbitrate the matter under Californian law.
Shine Lawyers’ attempt at video opt-out notice not a Golden Globe winner, judge teases
A Federal Court judge has praised an attempt by Shine Lawyer's head of litigation to create an audio-visual opt out notice for its insurance class action against Westpac, but jokingly remarked that her performance would not win her any acting plaudits.
‘This is the reality of litigation in Australia’: Class action clashes with Ford over virtual trial
Arguing that the court should not be "baulking at problems that have the potential to occur", counsel for a class action against Ford is pushing back against a bid by the car maker to put the brakes on an upcoming virtual trial the company says will be too difficult and costly.
Former AMP general counsel says document claim ‘tantamount to extortion’
A former general counsel who claims she was sacked from AMP after raising concerns about the company's fees for no services conduct has mostly succeeded in her bid for further particulars of allegations made in the company's defence, including a claim that she called "tantamount to extortion".
ABC denied indemnity costs in search warrant dispute with AFP
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation has lost its bid for indemnity costs against the Australian Federal Police in a case brought to block access to documents seized during a search of its headquarters last year.