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Fairfax wants to name ‘Witness X’ in Geoffrey Rush defamation trial
Defamation 2019-04-29 3:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fairfax Media has asked a court to lift a suppression order on the name of a proposed witness the Daily Telegraph had sought to call […]

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Geoffrey Rush wins defamation case against Daily Telegraph publisher
Defamation 2019-04-11 3:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Actor Geoffrey Rush has been awarded at least $850,000 in damages after taking Nationwide News to court alleging it defamed him by tainting him as […]

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Judgment looms in Geoffrey Rush defamation case
Defamation 2019-04-01 10:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Judgment is expected next week in the closely watched defamation suit brought by actor Geoffrey Rush against Nationwide News, with the ruling expected to generate considerable […]

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Reckitt using court to beat competitors, AFT tells judge in spat over Maxigesic ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-27 3:26 pm By Miklos Bolza

AFT Pharmaceuticals has accused Nuremol maker Reckitt Benckiser of “happily advertising away” while using the court to shut down AFT’s ads for rival painkiller Maxigesic. […]

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Judge criticised for ‘professional discourtesy’ after 75-day delay in publishing ruling
Immigration 2019-03-26 8:31 pm By Miklos Bolza

A Federal Court judge has criticised a Federal Circuit Court judge for the “professional discourtesy” he showed in his treatment of an Iranian refugee’s case, […]

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Receivers can pay priority claims of employees directly, judge rules
Construction 2019-03-20 10:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Receivers, not just liquidators, can distribute assets to satisfy priority claims of an insolvent company’s employees, a judge has ruled, settling a question of law […]

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Prosecutors aim at ‘significant reduction’ in charges in Country Care cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-19 2:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Commonwealth Department of Public Prosecutions has told the Federal Court it will “very significantly” reduce the number of criminal charges laid against mobility equipment […]

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Clive Palmer’s wife can’t dodge liquidators’ grilling over Mineralogy’s assets
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-03-12 10:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Liquidators for the failed Queensland Nickel will be able to interrogate Clive Palmer’s wife over the assets of her husband’s other company, Mineralogy, after telling […]

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Judge got the maths wrong in awarding $5.6M for accounting error, Pitcher Partner says
Appeals 2019-03-07 1:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge who hit Pitcher Partners with a $5.6 million damages ruling over an accounting error concealed from corporate client Neville’s Bus Service was wrong […]

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AFT agrees to temporary injunction over new Maxigesic ads
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-05 8:24 pm By Miklos Bolza

AFT Pharmaceuticals has agreed to a court order temporarily restraining it from distributing point of sale material containing updated claims that its painkiller Maxigesic is […]

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