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Nuix ex-CEO loses $180M case over options agreement
Nuix has defeated a lawsuit by ex-CEO Edward Sheehy alleging he was owed $183 million in options under a 2008 agreement, with a judge finding the options could only be exercised if the company was sold.
‘Replete with errors’: Fairfax ordered to pay PNG minister $545,000, as judge rails against AFR reporters
Nine-owned Fairfax Media has been ordered to pay a $545,000 to a Papua New Guinea politician who sued the publisher for defamation over a series of articles published in the Australian Financial Review, which a judge found were “replete with errors and misrepresentations.”
In loss for Raw C maker, judge finds rival’s blue packaging not misleading
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by the maker of Raw C coconut water alleging a rival's coconut water featuring a similar aqua blue packaging with images of palm fronds would confuse consumers.
Arnold Bloch Leibler defeats negligence case over handling of Ken Talbot’s estate
The widow of mining executive Ken Talbot has lost a case alleging law firms Arnold Bloch Leibler and Boyd Legal mishandled her late husband’s estate after a judge found she had a “stated intention to destroy” the estate lawyer.
Google ‘negligent’ in process of removing defamatory links, court finds
Google was negligent and acted unreasonably in "doggedly" insisting that an Adelaide woman who complained about defamatory links on its search engine provide full URLs before the links were removed, a court has found.
ASIC says James Mawhinney’s defamation case doesn’t clear ‘serious harm’ bar
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has hit back at a defamation suit by Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney over a media release, saying it doesn't meet the new 'serious harm' threshold for defamation matters.
Nursing home in COVID-19 class action asked to hand over insurance info
A class action against a Victorian aged care home over alleged major failures during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has asked the facility to hand over insurance information and evidence of its financial position. 
McDonald’s wins privilege spat in case brought by ex-franchisee after viral video
A former McDonald’s franchisee has lost his challenge to a privilege claim by the fast food giant in his lawsuit alleging he was wrongly dropped after questioning his neighbour’s Indigenous identity in a 2019 viral video recording an altercation over an Aboriginal flag.
Pelvic mesh applicant wants Shine’s former class action head to keep case
The applicant in a Shine Lawyers-run class action against Boston Scientific over alleged defective pelvic mesh wants to switch legal representation, taking her business to Shine's former class actions head, who recently parted ways with the firm to launch her own boutique.
Atanaskovic Hartnell, founding partner must pay $185,000 to former manager
Law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell and founding partner John Atanaskovic have been ordered to pay penalties of $184,680 to a former general manager, on top of a previous $160,000 judgment for engaging in what a judge said was a campaign to "abuse, belittle and victimise" the woman.