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Decorated war hero Ben Roberts-Smith wants to suppress Fairfax’s defence in a highly contentious defamation case, saying the media company wanted the “scandalous and vexatious” document public so it could report on it.
Mineral Resources entitled to critics’ names in consumer case over negative tweets, judge says
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A director of a corporate advisory firm has been ordered to name names in his defence of a lawsuit brought by Mineral Resources over tweets suggesting the lithium mining company’s ore has a bad reputation in China.
Ex-CBA banker to stand trial for role in $170M home loan fraud scheme
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A former mobile lender with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will stand trial for his alleged role in a massive $170 million home loan fraud scheme that targeted Australia’s largest banks.
ASIC binary trading defendants hit with $60K in contempt penalties
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A Federal Court judge has ordered three individuals targeted in an ASIC lawsuit over binary option trading to pay $60,000 in contempt of court penalties for breaching court-imposed freezing orders.
Aristocrat wins discovery to probe theft of slot machine idea
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Aristocrat Technologies has hit the jackpot in its bid for discovery to determine whether it has claims against rival Ainsworth for stealing its confidential information and using it to design a competing slot machine.
Westpac appeals funding order in life insurance class action
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Westpac is challenging a judge’s order that gives the funder backing a class action over life insurance premiums a 25 percent cut of any recovery.
EnergyAustralia execs can view docs in $1B sale dispute with QIC
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A judge has granted a unit of Queensland Investment Corporation’s request for a confidentiality regime for certain documents discovered in an ongoing legal spat with EnergyAustralia over the $1.78 billion sale of a gas facility in Victoria, but said three EnergyAustralia can view the documents.
Goodyear hits the brakes on trade mark appeal against Dunlop
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US tyre company Goodyear has dropped its challenge to a mixed trade mark ruling in its long-running dispute with UK-based rival Dunlop over coveted trade marks for ‘Dunlop’ and ‘Flying D’.
ASIC contests referee idea in AMP insurance rewriting case
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ASIC has locked horns with a Federal Court judge over his proposal to appoint an independent referee in its case against AMP over insurance rewriting, with the regulator arguing the move would lead to delay and duplication of costs.
Titus Day files cross-claim seeking commissions from Guy Sebastian
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The management company owned by Titus Day has fired back at a lawsuit filed by singer Guy Sebastian, claiming it’s still owed commissions for appearances by the singer.