‘Industrial scale forensic debacle’: Element Zero blasts Fortescue search orders

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Start-up Element Zero has attacked search orders won by Fortescue over the alleged misappropriation of the mining company’s confidential information by three former employees, calling the orders an “industrial scale forensic debacle” won on weak evidence and the failure to disclose material information.

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HWL Ebsworth client rejected $1.35M offer to settle negligence case

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HWL Ebsworth has won indemnity costs against a former client who alleged the firm gave negligent advice over property in Parramatta’s ‘Auto Alley’, with a court saying the client was the “author of the outcome about which it complains” by rejecting a $1.35 million settlement offer.

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ACT government wants out of public housing class action

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A class action on behalf of public housing tenants who were allegedly forced to relocate is facing a bid for summary judgment by the ACT government, which claims it is not the correct respondent.

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iProsperity liquidators can prioritise $62.5M claims against Crown, Star: Full Court

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The former general manager of iProsperity has lost his challenge to the collapsed fund manager’s liquidators getting more time to investigate $18 million in payments he received, with the Full Court finding they were not wrong to prioritise investigations into $62.5 million in payments to Crown and The Star.

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High Court asked to weigh in on scope of whistleblower protections

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Save (2) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me A former debt collector who accused the ATO of using heavy handed debt collection tactics against taxpayers has asked the High Court to overrule a decision that found he was not immune from prosecution. In a decision handed down in June,…

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Moira Deeming claims she was bullied in Liberal party meeting over anti-trans rally

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Victorian Liberal party leader John Pesutto’s credit will be at issue in defamation proceedings brought against him by expelled party member Moira Deeming, who alleges she was “piled upon” during a party meeting over an anti-trans rally she attended.

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Judge refuses to vacate trial in shareholder class action against Whitehaven Coal

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Trial in a five-year-old class action against Whitehaven Coal will proceed without further delay despite the plaintiff’s late bid to tender an expert report, with a judge finding no extraordinary reason to push off the hearing date any longer.

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Class action against Fogo Brasilia, law firm faces fight over security after funder pulls out

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A class action against restaurant chain Fogo Brasilia and its law firm alleging franchisees were misled about the profitability of their businesses could be shut down, with the lead plaintiff unable to pay security for costs after the funder pulled out, a court has heard.

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