No evidence Ben Roberts-Smith given full benefit of presumption of innocence, appeals court told

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The judge who found that disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in Afghanistan did not show “full consideration of the presumption of innocence” in his defamation case, an appeals court has heard. 

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Mercedes-Benz hit with competing class action over emissions testing

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Mercedes-Benz has been hit with a competing class action over alleged defeat devices designed to cheat on diesel emissions tests, over a year after the first class action was filed.

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Ruby Princess class action rejected $15M settlement offer, court told

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Cruise ship operator Carnival PLC has flagged a bid for indemnity costs after the lead applicant in a class action over a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess rejected a $15 million settlement offer.

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New federal judge an ‘outstanding appointment’, Law Council says

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The latest appointment to the Federal Circuit and Family Court is a proud Territorian who will serve with “empathy and enthusiasm”, Australia’s peak legal body said Monday.

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Class action investigation targets Magnis Energy, auditor Hall Chadwick

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A law firm is investigating an shareholder class action against lithium battery producer Magnis Energy Technologies and auditor Hall Chadwick after its share price plummeted to four cents late last year.  

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Maurice Blackburn employment head appointed race discrimination commissioner

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Maurice Blackburn’s head of employment law in Queensland, Giri Sivaraman, has been appointed as the next race discrimination commissioner, commencing his five year stint in March. 

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Ex-Liberal MP Moira Deeming can’t use court to pare 67 defamation claims, judge says

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Former Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has lost a bid to split her defamation case against state party leader John Pesutto, after a judge expressed his reluctance to have the court sort through her claim that publications by Pesutto carried 67 different defamatory imputations against her, including that she is a neo-Nazi. 

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Lawsuit accuses PwC of denying ex-partner retirement payments over leaks crisis

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A former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has sued the firm for denying him retirement payments for moving to alleged competitor DLA Piper and for his alleged involvement in the firm’s tax leaks crisis.

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