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Gas giant Woodside has been hit with legal action by Greenpeace, accused of misleading the public by greenwashing its gas and oil projects.
The Project producer says Bruce Lehrmann given fair chance to respond to rape claims
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The Project producer Angus Llewellyn has testified that Bruce Lehrmann was given a reasonable chance to respond to rape allegations made by Brittany Higgins, and dismissed as “ridiculous” the suggestion that he indicated to Higgins and her partner David Sharaz that he was going to “do a number” on Lehrmann.
‘Is that a serious answer?’ Lehrmann trial judge prods Ten producer on political agenda question
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The judge overseeing the trial in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten intervened on Wednesday during cross-examination of The Project producer Angus Llewellyn, apparently dissatisfied with Llewellyn’s response when asked whether he believed Brittany Higgins’ partner David Sharaz had a “political agenda”.
ASIC bans ex-AMP adviser who claims he was forced to sell business under BOLR for $6.1M
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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned a former AMP authorised representative who is suing the wealth manager for allegedly terminating him without proper cause and forcing him to sell his business for $6.1 million under its buyer of last resort program.
Lawyers who don’t embrace AI ‘will be left behind’, experts say
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Generative artificial intelligence will completely transform the legal industry, potentially decimating the billable hour in the process, and experts say practitioners who don’t embrace the technology will be swiftly replaced by those who do.
Secret recording of conversation with Michaelia Cash played in Lehrmann trial
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A court has heard a secretly recorded conversation between Brittany Higgins and her former boss, Senator Michaelia Cash, which presenter Lisa Wilkinson says is consistent with Higgins’ account that she told Cash in October 2019 about her alleged rape by Bruce Lehrmann, a claim that Cash has denied.
Lehrmann can subpoena Sky News for recording of chat between Higgins’ lawyer, fiancé
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The judge overseeing the trial in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case against Network Ten has granted Lehrmann’s bid to subpoena Sky News Australia for an audio recording said to capture a conversation between Brittany Higgins’ fiancé and her solicitor.
Class action investigation begins into Johnson & Johnson’s talcum powder
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As Johnson & Johnson loses its second attempt to use bankruptcy protection to resolve tens of thousands of US cases over its talcum powder products, a law firm has launched a class action investigation on behalf of Australian women who regularly used the powder and were later diagnosed with cancer.
Kerry Stokes ‘in the dark’ about costs in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case, court told
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Billionaire Kerry Stokes and Nine-owned Fairfax are fighting about how to calculate costs for Ben Roberts-Smith’s failed defamation case after the Seven West Media chair agreed to foot the legal bill on an indemnity basis.
Fitbit hit with $11M penalty for misleading customers about refunds
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Google’s Fitbit has been ordered to pay $11 million for misleading statements about customers’ rights to refunds or replacements for faulty devices.