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Lawyer gets greenlight to file late defamation suit against Ten
A Sydney solicitor has won an extension of time to file a defamation case against Network Ten after an appeals court found he had valid reason for not bringing the case by the one-year deadline -- fighting criminal charges that were eventually dropped.
‘Both of you don’t look that great’: Judge criticises parties in dispute over Qantas exec’s defection to Virgin
A judge has criticised the “clearly strategic” moves by Qantas and former senior executive Nick Rohrlach in their fight over whose lawsuit should resolve a dispute about the terms of his defection to competitor Virgin Australia.
Junior doctors in Victoria launch class action over unpaid overtime
Victorian public healthcare provider Peninsula Health has been hit with a class action brought by junior doctors who claim they were deliberately unpaid despite working a significant amount of overtime each week.
Silk Norman O’Bryan loses bid to reopen his defence in Banksia class action
Barrister Norman O'Bryan SC has failed in his last-ditch bid to reopen his defence in the Banksia class action to submit evidence he says shows he did not retain an interest in the litigation funder behind the case.
Lawyers, funder in Banksia misconduct case could face $10M hit
The judge overseeing the trial alleging fraud on the part of barristers and the funder behind a class action over Banksia Securities will be asked to award at least $32 million to the failed property lender's 16,000 debenture holders for the serious misconduct alleged against the lawyers.
High Court rejects Rinehart’s ‘very odd’ special leave bid in dispute over mining assets
The High Court has rejected special leave applications by mining magnate Gina Rinehart to appeal a ruling which only partially stayed a legal dispute over ownership rights and royalties relating to the Rinehart family-owned Hope Downs iron ore mine, with one judge calling the mining magnate's arguments a "tortured articulation" and "very odd". 
Lorna Jane says it believed activewear would protect users from COVID-19
Women's activewear company Lorna Jane has defended ACCC allegations that it represented to consumers during that height of the coronavirus pandemic that its activewear would protect them from viruses including COVID-19, saying it had a reasonable and proper basis for making the claims. 
Law firm racked up $60M legal bill in Queensland floods class action
The law firm behind a long-running class action over the 2011 floods in Queensland which reached a $440 million partial settlement last month has estimated that its legal bill to date totals around $60 million.
Dreamworld operator denies ‘obvious’ ride risks in $310M class action defence
Ardent Leisure Group has hit back at a $310 million shareholder class action, denying that there were "obvious" risks in its Thunder River Rapids Ride ahead of a 2016 tragedy at the Dreamworld theme park which claimed four lives.
Christian Porter accuses ABC reporter of ‘campaign’ to destroy his reputation
Attorney-General Christian Porter has filed defamation proceedings in the Federal Court against the ABC and journalist Louise Milligan over an online article he says made false allegations against him.