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Judge holidaying with Maddocks CEO won’t recuse himself from law firm client’s case
Legal Ethics 2022-10-07 11:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a bid for his recusal from a contractual dispute in which Maddocks is acting, despite his personal friendship and holiday plans […]

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Judge puts kibosh on first hearing of new serious harm test in coach’s defamation case
Defamation 2022-09-13 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has called off a pre-trial hearing to determine whether the new serious harm element in Australia’s defamation laws is satisfied in a case […]

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Banksia class action silk’s wife bound by damning judgment, court told
Class Actions 2022-09-09 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Companies associated with the wife of disgraced senior barrister Norman O’Bryan are stuck with the findings of last year’s excoriating judgment against the Banksia class […]

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Banksia receiver justified in rejecting lawyers’ $10.6M settlement, court says
Class Actions 2022-08-30 4:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

The special purpose receiver acting for debenture holders of defunct Banksia Securities was right to reject a confidential settlement — believed to be for $10.6 […]

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Mercedes canā€™t shield board minutes in $650M dealer lawsuit
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-17 1:04 am By Cindy Cameronne

Car dealers bringing a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model have won access to board meeting […]

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BHP, Epiroc accused of infringing Rio Tinto unit’s drilling patent
Intellectual Property 2022-08-15 11:05 pm By Sam Matthews

BHP and mining equipment company Epiroc Australia have been sued for alleging infringing a patent held by Rio Tinto subsidiary Technological Resources for an autonomous […]

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Mercedes ā€˜laid openā€™ its legal advice in $650M dealer lawsuit, court told
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-10 10:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Car dealers bringing a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model are seeking to access legal advice […]

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ā€˜Tear it upā€™: Judge censures silk in $650M Mercedes-Benz dealer lawsuit
Trials 2022-08-08 11:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A court has directed a senior barrister acting in a $650 million lawsuit against Mercedes-Benz to ā€œtear upā€ a letter his instructing solicitors sent concerning […]

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Silk’s cancellation fee not recoverable after vacated trial
Business of Law 2022-08-08 4:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has declined to pass on a senior barristerā€™s $18,000 cancellation fee as part of an adverse costs order for a vacated trial, noting […]

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Mercedes-Benz can’t access chats with Labor senator in $650M dealer suit
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-08-04 11:29 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mercedes can’t access communications between Australia’s peak body for car dealers and a Labor senator to use in its defence of a $650 million lawsuit […]

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