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ACCC appeals ruling throwing out ‘fanciful’ NSW Ports competition case
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has appealed a judge's decision throwing out its competition case over an agreement for the privatisation of two NSW ports, calling the case "a matter of significance for the Australian economy".
Radio device planted on murdered Afghan villager, Ben Roberts-Smith trial told
A communications device was planted on an unarmed Afghan villager who was allegedly murdered by former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith, a court overseeing the accused war criminal's defamation trial has heard.
Canberra eyed as possible new venue for Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial
Canberra has been floated as a potential new venue for the trial in former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case as Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak worsens, but a judge has said moving the hearing created “real difficulties”.
Court throws out James Ashby’s lawsuit over $4.5M legal bill
A judge has tossed One Nation chief-of-staff James Ashby’s lawsuit alleging the federal government breached the Fair Work Act by refusing to foot the bill for nearly $4.5 million in legal costs stemming from a dropped sexual harassment case against former House speaker Peter Slipper.
Class action firm wants to intervene in FWO’s ‘entirely misconceived’ case against Woolworths
Employment class action law firm Adero Law is seeking to intervene in the Fair Work Ombudsman’s action against Woolworths, saying the “misconceived” proceedings have disrupted mediation in a class action against the supermarket chain for which 3,000 employees have registered.
Judge lashes ACCC’s Port of Newcastle case as ‘far-fetched and fanciful’
The ACCC's claim that NSW Ports stymied competition when it signed a 50-year agreement with the state to be compensated if the Port of Newcastle built a container terminal was based on "mere speculative hopes", a judge found in tossing the competition watchdog's regulatory action.
Government challenges ‘incoherent’ duty of care in climate change class action appeal
The Commonwealth says a landmark ruling in a class action that found it has a duty of care to protect Australian children from the effects of global warming is "incoherent" and distorts its ability to balance competing interests.
Ben Roberts-Smith trial to resume with evidence from four Afghan witnesses
Four witnesses who allegedly saw Ben Roberts-Smith kick a handcuffed man off a cliff in Afghanistan will give evidence next week in the war veteran’s defamation trial, which has been disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions in NSW.
Noni B owner appeals ruling ordering it to hand over docs to ACMA
Mosaic Brands has appealed a ruling ordering it to comply with a request for documents from the Australian Communications and Media Authority over its potential violations of the Spam Act.
IP Australia accuses judge of ‘impermissible gloss’ on patent term extension law
IP Australia has appealed a ruling granting drug company Ono Pharmaceutical a patent extension for a cancer immunotherapy drug, calling it an "impermissible gloss" on the Patents Act that is at odds with the law's purpose.