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Roberts-Smith wiped laptop with USB content after he was told to retain files, court told
Defamation 2021-05-25 2:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith “wiped” a laptop last month containing possible national secrets found on USB sticks retrieved from his former home, the judge overseeing the former soldier’s defamation case against three publishers has heard.

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High Court to hear former prosecutor’s appeal after $435,000 PTSD award overturned
High Court 2021-05-25 12:36 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former solicitor in the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions who claims she suffered severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression from repeated exposure to sexual offence cases will get a chance to make her case before the High Court.

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Sue Chrysanthou was warned against accepting Porter brief, court told
Legal Ethics 2021-05-24 9:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A leading defamation barrister warned silk Sue Chrysanthou not to act for Christian Porter in the former attorney general’s defamation case against the ABC over its coverage of rape allegations, a court has heard.

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‘There must be something special about him’: Judge probes barrister on why he’s repping ex-Liberty Financial exec
Employment 2021-05-24 6:15 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has pressed a barrister on why he’s representing a former manager from non-bank lender Liberty Financial in proceedings seeking to bar him from jumping ship to startup ORDE Financial in addition to representing ORDE and its parent company, calling it an “unusual” arrangement.

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Liquidator of Fogo Brazilia faces ouster for retaining law firm investigating class action
Restructuring & Insolvency 2021-05-24 6:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

The liquidator of restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia has been ordered to hand over communications with law firm Levitt Robinson as creditors seek to oust him from his role over alleged breaches of duty relating to a class action investigation.

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Arasor class action plaintiff revives claim that it’s owed $1.2M under side deal with funder
Class Actions 2021-05-24 2:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

One of the lead applicants in a settled shareholder class action against technology company Arasor wants to set aside a statutory demand from funder International Litigation Partners, reviving a years-long beef over $1.2 million allegedly owed in personal expenses under a side agreement agreement with the funder.

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Clive Palmer hit with costs for ‘desultory and inefficient’ contempt case against WA Premier
COVID-19 2021-05-24 1:06 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has ordered mining magnate Clive Palmer to pay Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan’s costs for contempt proceedings brought against him during the war of words that erupted between the pair over the state’s decision to close its borders at the height of the coronavirus pandemic last year.

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BHP tells Full Court class action regime only for Australian residents
Class Actions 2021-05-21 11:41 pm By Miklos Bolza

Global resources giant BHP Group has asked the Full Court to rule foreign investors should be excluded from a shareholder class action over the 2015 Fundao dam disaster, arguing the class action regime only applies to those in Australia.

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High Court to weigh in on CFMEU’s serial offender status in assessing penalties
High Court 2021-05-21 10:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court has granted special leave to the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner in a case dealing with how the CFMEU’s history as a serial offender should have been considered when assessing the penalty the union should face for breaches of the Fair Work Act.

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Silk Sue Chrysanthou denies breaching her barrister duties in acting for Christian Porter
Defamation 2021-05-21 10:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

Senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou has rejected claims that she has failed in her duties as a barrister by representing federal minister Christian Porter in his defamation proceedings against the ABC over coverage of rape allegations.

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