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Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting can’t halt case pending arbitration in 20-year feud
Hancock Prospecting has lost a bid to shut down court cases brought by fellow mining giants Wright Prospecting and DFD Rhodes until the outcome of a family arbitration, after a judge found the company’s own forensic choices made the risk of inconsistent decisions inevitable.
Body of work: 3D printed cadaver patent faces legal challenge
An Adelaide digital printing firm has brought a case against two healthcare companies in the United States, challenging a patent for producing 3D printed, artificial cadavers used in medical training and research. 
Former KWM solicitor, now judge, won’t recuse herself from United Petroleum case
A judge who previously acted for a United Petroleum Group company in a “highly acrimonious” case eight years ago has refused to recuse herself from adjudicating a new dispute involving a related company.
Class action members benefit when funder’s payout in line with risk, judge says
In reasons for approving a $41 million deal to settle one of three shareholder class actions over Slater & Gordon's acquisition of a UK firm and awarding the funder 28 per cent, a judge has challenged a persistent notion that the interests of litigation funders and group members are at odds.
Judge imposes $450,000 penalty against Australian Mines
A judge has approved a $450,000 penalty against Australian Mines in ASIC proceedings brought after its managing director was allegedly caught lying at an investment conference about the value of an offtake agreement and funding for a project at its cobalt and nickel mine in Queensland.
Former Demons president and Clayton Utz partner Glen Bartlett can’t keep defamation case in WA
Former president of the Melbourne Football Club and Clayton Utz veteran Glen Bartlett has lost a bid to keep his defamation case against four MFC board members in Western Australia, with a judge finding the “relevant characters overwhelmingly continue to live in Melbourne.”
Sportsbet wins anti-suit injunction against US case by sportsbet.com owner
Sportsbet has won an injunction preventing the owner of the sportsbet.com domain from prosecuting an action in the US, which a judge said sought to interfere with an Australian domain name battle “in the most stark fashion.”
Hospitality exec falsified evidence over ‘zombie’ employment contracts: FWC
Hospitality giant Mantle Group has been found to have systematically ripped off employees and could face a federal police investigation for giving misleading evidence to the workplace umpire.
Judge OKs Sims class action settlement, says funder can have commission and ATE insurance
After initial qualms, a judge has signed off on a $29.5 million settlement in a class action against recycling company Sims that includes a "staggering" $8.5 million in legal costs and an insurance policy buffering the funder from adverse costs.
Nuix says it didn’t have to disclose $17M post-IPO shortfall to investors
Hitting back at ASIC's claims it misled investors and breached disclosure rules, technology company Nuix says it had no knowledge it was failing to meet its FY21 forecast and didn’t need to disclose to investors draft documents showing missed internal targets.