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Liberty Groupā€™s ā€˜trust siloā€™ not used to avoid tax on $98M, appeals court finds
Tax 2024-03-27 10:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a loss for the Australian Taxation Office, an appeals court has found that the Liberty Groupā€™s use of corporate and trust ā€˜silosā€™ was not […]

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SARB scores partial win on appeal in Melbourne city parking patent case
Intellectual Property 2024-02-13 11:49 pm By Christine Caulfield

Technology company SARB has partially succeeded in a challenge to a ruling that it infringed a rival’s intellectual property in its development of a parking […]

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No evidence Ben Roberts-Smith given full benefit of presumption of innocence, appeals court told
Defamation 2024-02-05 11:34 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge who found that disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in Afghanistan did not show ā€œfull consideration of the presumption of innocenceā€ in […]

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Kerry Stokes canā€™t see Fairfaxā€™s itemised legal bill in Ben Roberts-Smith case
Defamation 2023-12-21 12:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Billionaire Kerry Stokes has lost his challenge to paying in lump sum Fairfax’s legal fees in defending Ben Roberts-Smithā€™s failed defamation case over war crimes […]

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Kerry Stokes ‘in the dark’ about costs in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case, court told
Nicholas Owens 2023-12-12 10:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Billionaire Kerry Stokes and Nine-owned Fairfax are fighting about how to calculate costs for Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case after the Seven West Media chair […]

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Kerry Stokes to pay costs of Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case
Defamation 2023-12-11 10:03 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Seven West Media chair Kerry Stokes has agreed to pay the costs of Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case, sparing the billionaire from producing thousands of […]

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Seven must produce emails exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smithā€™s lawyers
Defamation 2023-11-30 1:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has refused to set aside subpoenas forcing Seven to produce some of the 8,600 emails it exchanged with Ben Roberts-Smithā€™s solicitors concerning […]

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Ben Roberts-Smith hit with indemnity costs for failed defamation case
Defamation 2023-11-28 5:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ben Roberts-Smith has been hit with indemnity costs for his failed defamation case over articles accusing him of war crimes, with a judge agreeing with […]

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SARB wins stay in patent dispute over Melbourneā€™s parking system
Intellectual Property 2023-10-18 3:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Tech company SARB has won a stay of orders barring it from selling its sensor-based system which the city of Melbourne uses for timing parked […]

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Ben Roberts-Smith to pay $1M in security in defamation appeal
Appeals 2023-10-10 10:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith has been ordered pay $910,000 in security for costs as he appeals a defamation ruling that found he committed murder […]

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