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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.
Funder’s involvement in Spotless class action settlement was ‘inappropriate’, judge finds
A judge has found that a litigation funder's involvement in settlement negotiations without the presence of the applicant's lawyers in a shareholder class action against Spotless Group, which recently settled for $95 million, was "inappropriate".
Elaine Stead accuses AFR ‘gossip monger’ of misogynist attack as defamation trial kicks off
Former Blue Sky Capital venture capitalist Dr Elaine Stead is seeking over $671,000 in damages from the publisher of the Australian Financial Review over two articles she describes as a "misogynist attack" and "vitriolic abuse" that did significant damage to her professional reputation.
Settlement reached in Illinois Tool Works lawsuit over concrete patent
An Australian concrete product maker has settled a lawsuit brought by US industrial equipment manufacturer Illinois Tool Works over its patents for precast concrete products.
Class action funder Mark Elliott did not need a righthand man, Banksia silk says
The son of the lawyer and funder at the centre of an alleged fee scandal in the Banksia Securities class action was not his father's righthand man because the late Mark Elliott did not need a righthand man, his co-accused, former senior barrister Norman O'Bryan, has told a court.