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Judge’s immunity appeal may go straight to High Court
A judge’s appeal of a decision that found he unlawfully imprisoned a man for contempt and was liable for over $300,000 in damages may go straight to the High Court and should be heard before a similar suit by another man jailed by the judge, a court has heard.
ASIC loses case against super trustee Diversa over banned advisor
A judge has dismissed court proceedings brought by the corporate regulator against superannuation trustee Diversa over its alleged failure to oversee a now-banned financial adviser, ruling that the knowledge of downstream entities could not be attributed to Diversa.
Monsanto loses bid to throw out ‘cut and paste’ expert evidence in Roundup class action
Monsanto can't throw out the evidence of an expert for the plaintiff in a class action over its Roundup product who has testified that the company engaged in criminal conduct in trying to bury scientific reports on the popular weed killer's alleged cancer-causing properties.
Judge to take on Heston Russell costs assessment after reports of $2M in fees
The judge overseeing ex-commando Heston Russell’s defamation case against the ABC over reporting of alleged war crimes will be involved in assessing his costs after media reports put his lawyers’ fees at $2 million.  
Victorian healthcare providers stung with junior doctors class action
Two more Victorian healthcare providers have been hit with a class action on behalf of junior doctors alleging they were not paid for unrostered work.
High Court asked to weigh in on advocate’s immunity shield for solicitor
The High Court has been asked to weigh in on the extent of advocate’s immunity in a dispute between a Sydney solicitor and his former clients, after an appeals court found he couldn’t be sued for negligence for failure to include a breach of contract claim in a building dispute.
Seeley wins removal of Infinair trade mark
Air conditioning giant Seeley has won its bid to remove rival Infinair’s trade mark after an IP Australia delegate found the Chinese company had not sold any products under the name.
Former PwC partner at centre of tax leaks scandal banned by ASIC
PricewaterhouseCoopers' former head of international tax Peter-John Collins has been banned by the corporate regulator from providing financial services for eight years.
Cantarella loses ‘Oro’ mark on Vittoria coffee in spat with Lavazza
Vittoria's Cantarella Bros has lost its long-running trade mark stoush with Italian rival Lavazza after a judge found the coffee manufacturer’s two registered ‘Oro’ marks should be cancelled because the word was previously used by another coffee supplier. 
High Court to weigh in on reach of sovereign state immunity
The High Court will consider an exception to the general immunity of foreign states for the first time, as it hears an appeal of a decision which found Indonesia's national airline could avail itself of foreign state immunity to defeat a winding up application.