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In Google carriage fight appeal, Piper Alderman claims law firms’ cooperation anti-competitive
Piper Alderman claims a judge erred in finding there was no evidence that an agreement between Maurice Blackburn and Phi Finney McDonald to cooperate in running an ad tech class action against Google was struck for an anti-competitive purpose.
Wilkinson tells appeals court Lehrmann judge distracted by cover-up claims
Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has told a court her qualified privilege defence was wrongly rejected in ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case, arguing the trial judge focused too heavily on the Network Ten's reporting of the difficulties Brittany Higgins faced in reporting the rape at the centre of the case.
Ten attacks Bruce Lehrmann’s ‘perverse’ bid for damages in defamation appeal
Network Ten has attacked the “perversity” of ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s argument that a judge's finding that he raped former colleague Brittany Higgins should be overturned because the trial judge did not accept every detail of Higgins’ account. 
Sunshine Loans’ case over judge’s recusal to be heard by High Court
The High Court will hear an appeal by Sunshine Loans, which centres on a judge's recusal in the corporate regulator's case over unauthorised fees.
Convicted accountant Vanda Gould loses appeal in fight with ATO
A Sydney accountant who was jailed in 2019 for perverting the course of justice has lost his latest battle with the tax office, with a judge tossing four taxation appeals by related entities after finding his evidence about over $21 million in wrongly claimed tax deductions was “entirely lacking in credibility”.
Full Court to weigh in on misfeasance in public office in Clive Palmer appeal
A judge has found Clive Palmer's appeal of a judgment striking out his lawsuits against former ASIC chair James Shipton raises important questions about what's required to advance a claim of misfeasance in public office and should be heard by the Full Court. 
Judge’s recusal from ASIC case against Sunshine Loans at heart of High Court appeal
Sunshine Loans wants the High Court to weigh in on an appeals court's decision that overturned the recusal of a judge from deciding the penalty in ASIC's case over unauthorised fees.
Developer Mayfield loses appeal in competition case over NSW Ports deal
An appeals court has dismissed a competition case by Mayfield Development against NSW Ports over agreements to privatise two ports, finding that derivative Crown immunity applied to the port authority.
‘Egregious failure’ by lender’s counsel in appeal against ASIC win: court
Payday lender Sunshine Loans has lost an appeal after it was ruled liable for “wrongheaded” conduct, with an appeals court finding that counsel showed an “egregious failure” to confine the case to the real issues. 
Developer’s challenge to NSW Ports decision an abuse of process, court told
Mayfield Development is barred from bringing claims already traversed in a competition case by the ACCC that was thrown out by a court, NSW Ports has told an appeals court.