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HWL Ebsworth is on the hook for the legal costs of an unfair dismissal case won by ex-partner Tim Griffiths, and the law firm must pay almost two years of legal bills on an indemnity basis after it twice refused an offer of settlement.
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against 'Underbelly' actor Damien Walshe-Howling alleging he sexually harassed an extra on the set of Channel Ten's 'Bikie Wars' when he grabbed the actress and forced his tongue into her mouth.
The Full Federal Court has thrown out an appeal by a former special counsel of HWL Ebsworth, ruling the senior practitioner was reasonably fired for violating the firm's media policy in press interviews and not because of his political views.
A Federal Court judge has acknowledged concerns raised by the accused in a criminal cartel case against mobility equipment provider Country Care and two employees about how an upcoming jury trial will proceed if the coronavirus pandemic worsens, telling the parties the court had already taken measures to control the spread of the virus.
Country Care and two employees have lost an appeal of a first-of-its kind Federal Court ruling on jury directions in a criminal cartel case against the mobile equipment provider.
The builder behind the ill-fated Opal Tower has lost its opposition in the NSW Supreme Court to a $3.9 million guarantee requested by the property's developer, after a judge found it had not proved compliance with its contractual obligations.
The Australian Stock Exchange has denied claims by ISignthis that it suspended the fintech company's shares without warning and at the direction of ASIC, but has admitted that it told the company it would consult with the securities regulator before lifting the ongoing suspension.
Two former directors of defunct Gold Coast asset manager Avestra are facing a lawsuit from the company's liquidators seeking to recover $6 million in alleged losses by three of the company's managed investment schemes.
ASIC has chalked up a victory in a long-running case against a Marshall Islands-based binary options trader, with a judge finding the trader engaged in the "deliberate deception of vulnerable people".
Melbourne-based fintech ISignthis and its directors are facing a possible shareholder class action over a December profit downgrade.