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Djab Wurrung ‘directions’ trees at Victorian highway upgrade site win temporary protection
A judge has issued a temporary injunction stopping roadworks along the Buangor and Ararat stretch of the Western Highway improvement project in Victoria ahead of a trial over the cultural significance of the area for its traditional owners.
Banksia funder’s son says threat to scrap $64M class action settlement ‘didn’t feel right’
The son of Banksia Securities class action funder Mark Elliott questioned his father on whether it was "right" to rip up a $64 million settlement with the collapsed lender's trustee if the deal didn't guarantee him a $12.8 million commission, a court has heard.
Destroying notes was ‘standard practice’, Norton Rose partner tells court
An employment partner at Norton Rose Fulbright has defended his destruction of notes following an internal investigation into allegations of bullying at the law firm, telling a Federal Circuit Court judge that this was "standard practice".
Court grants Wyeth injunction in Prevnar 13 patent dispute
A judge has enjoined Merck Sharpe and Dohme from launching its 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine after finding it would infringe claims of a Wyeth patent for its Prevnar 13 vaccine, despite MSD's argument that barring it from launching the vaccine would be contrary to the public interest.
Mark Elliott’s son admits postdating cheques to Banksia lawyers ‘doesn’t look good’
Lawyer Alex Elliott has told a judge he didn't know when he postdated cheques for members of the Banksia class action legal team that it was done to mislead the appeals court in the case, but has admitted that in hindsight "it doesn't look good".
Elaine Stead says AFR articles were ‘death knell’ for her career
Venture capitalist Dr Elaine Stead has taken the stand in a high-profile defamation case against the Nine-owned Fairfax, saying that she felt "shame, embarrassment, humiliation and guilt" over two allegedly defamatory Australian Financial Review articles about her role in the collapsed investment firm Blue Sky.
Norton Rose partner destroyed evidence in Fair Work case, court told
An employment partner with Norton Rose Fulbright, who has been referred by a judge to the legal watchdog for possible professional misconduct in a case by a former colleague, is under scrutiny in a second Fair Work suit, this time for allegedly destroying evidence.
High Court rules refugees can sue government for negligence in Federal Court
The High Court has ruled that refugees and asylum seekers can sue the government in Federal Court for allegedly breaching its duty of care by failing to provide them with proper medical care while detained in the government's custody.
ASIC not ‘disproportionately prejudiced’ by GetSwift’s move to Canada, judge says
A judge has found that a plan by last mile logistics software company GetSwift to relocate to Canada in the midst of ongoing civil litigation would not "disproportionately prejudice" ASIC, which is seeking penalties against the company.
‘I idolised dad’: Banksia funder’s son takes stand over class action fee scandal
The mastermind behind an alleged fraudulent scheme by members of the legal team running the class action over the collapse of Banksia Securities was a "brilliant operator", his son has told a court.