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A barrister who is suing solicitor Rebekah Giles over fees for work on a defamation case against Nine has been partially successful in her bid to strike out sections of Giles’ defence.
Atanaskovic Hartnell can’t appeal stay of costs win against media mogul
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Law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell can’t appeal a stay of a costs order in its dispute with media mogul Bruce Gordon, with an appeals court saying disputes fuelled by their “mutual animus” should not be encouraged.
iPhone note counts as businessman’s will, appeals court says
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An appeals court has found a note left on the iPhone of a late businessman with an estate worth over $13 million counts as his last will and testament.
Platinum insider trader must surrender passport ahead of sentencing
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Investment manager Rodney Forrest must hand over his passport to an ASIC investigator before his sentencing next month for trading in shares in Platinum Asset Management armed with insider intelligence.
Hall & Wilcox hit with suit over scuttled $30M property sale
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An investment company which retained Hall & Wilcox to advise on the sale of a Mornington Peninsula shopping centre has sued the law firm for millions, alleging due diligence failures in relation to asbestos at the property.
Developer gets another shot at demolishing Paddington boarding house
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A Sydney developer has successfully challenged a decision which rejected its plans to demolish a 32-room boarding house for the construction of four luxury residences in Paddington, with a judge calling the decision “personal and idiosyncratic”.
WestConnex class action set for hearing on discontinuance
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The lead plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for the WestConnex road project will press on with a bid to discontinue the case, telling a judge they have exhausted all options for funding.
Class action targets government’s ‘unlawful’ card payment surcharges
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Fresh off a record settlement for the Robodebt scandal, the government is facing a new class action over a law that retroactively allowed it to impose card payment surcharges, which the suit says amounts to unjust enrichment.
Reddit brings High Court challenge over social media ban
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In its writ to the High Court on Friday, Reddit says Australia’s social media ban for children under 16 years old “directly burdens” the country’s implied freedom of political communication.
IMARC activist awarded damages in pepper spray class action
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The lead applicant in a class action challenging Victoria Police’s use of capsicum spray during a protest over the International Mining and Resources Conference in 2019 has been awarded $54,000 in damages.