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Celebrity surgeon loses defamation suit against Nine
Defamation 2025-08-11 11:20 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has ruled that media reports accusing well-known orthopaedic surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis of unethical and profit-driven promotion of an experimental procedure were substantially true, tossing his defamation suit against Fairfax and its owner Nine.  

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Ex-iSignthis director to appeal $1M fine, disqualification
Appeals 2025-08-11 11:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former director of fintech iSignthis, John Karantzis, plans to appeal a ruling that slapped him with a $1 million penalty and disqualification orders for allegedly providing misleading information to shareholders. 

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iSignthis, director hit with $11M in penalties in ASIC case
Fintech 2025-08-08 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has handed iSignthis and its director $11 million in penalties for failing to give adequate disclosures and giving misleading information to the ASX, saying reliance on legal advice was no reason to reduce the fine.

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Mercedes-Benz dealers take $650M case to High Court
Franchises 2025-08-01 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mercedes-Benz dealers are pressing on with their $650 million battle over the luxury car maker’s move to a fixed-priced agency model, taking their case to the High Court.

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Privilege fight on cards in case against HWL Ebsworth over Belmore development
Article 2025-07-31 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A fight over legal professional privilege is looming in a case against HWL Ebsworth and a former partner by investors in projects by property developer Belmore 88.

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‘The end is still not in sight’: Judge favors referee path for damages in HWLE case
Real Estate 2025-07-29 11:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A lot has changed in Australia and the US since 2016, when Turnbull and Obama were still in power, but the same can’t be said for a negligence suit against HWL Ebsworth filed by a client that year, laments a wistful judge.

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‘News to me’: Judge slams HSF partner’s claim that subpoenaing witness not good practice
Insurance 2025-07-22 11:42 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has slammed a Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer partner’s submission that it is not good practice to subpoena witnesses in complex litigation — saying this was “news to [her]” — and rejected client AMP’s bid to have a key witness testify from an Airbnb.

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Discrimination class action against NT police could raise ‘massive issue’: judge
Class Actions 2025-07-18 11:57 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A racial discrimination class action against the Northern Territory government and its police commissioner could “call into question” policing across the territory, a judge has said.

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James Cook University’s profit admission make docs irrelevant in copyright spat: court
Intellectual Property 2025-07-15 11:16 pm By Andy Sidler

Recruitment agency Intalo Group has lost its latest bid for documents in a copyright infringement case against James Cook University, with a court finding admissions made by the university made the material irrelevant.

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Mercedes-Benz dealers come up short in appeal of $650M lawsuit loss
Appeals 2025-07-09 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

Mercedes-Benz dealers have lost their appeal of a decision tossing their $650 million suit, with the Full Court backing the primary judge’s rejection of a “moralistic” approach to unconscionable conduct.

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