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Tiwi islanders in a Federal Court challenge to the Barossa offshore gas project have won an expedited trial, but the case won’t be heard before drilling starts in mid-July.
‘You get him in the witness box’: Kumova trial on hold after judge questions Stock Swami’s discovery
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A judge has halted a defamation trial in a case brought by mining investor Tolga Kumova after saying he had “no confidence whatsoever” that the owner of Twitter account Stock Swami complied with discovery obligations.
ASIC can’t access PwC report at centre of privilege fight with Terracom
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A judge has rejected a bid by the corporate regulator to access an unredacted PricewaterhouseCoopers report commissioned by coal miner TerraCom ahead of a challenge to a decision that cleared the way for the regulator to eye the document as part of an investigation.
ACCC goes after Ultra Tune again, this time for contempt of court
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Ultra Tune is facing contempt of court proceedings for allegedly breaching a judge’s orders and failing to meet the requirements of a court-ordered compliance program, instituted after the company copped a $2 million fine for contravening its disclosure obligations to franchisees.
ASIC triumphs in appeal against payday lenders Cigno, BHF
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ASIC has won an appeal of a judge’s decision that found Gold Coast-based payday lenders Cigno and BHF did not need a licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers.
Optus warns of ‘irreversible consequences’ of Telstra, TPG network deal
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Optus has railed against the proposed network sharing agreement between Telstra and TPG, warning that it spells the return of a communications monopoly in regional Australia.
Law firm wins access to client talks with counsel in negligence case
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Mitry Lawyers has won a discovery bid against a former client suing the Sydney law firm for $225,000 over alleged “neglect and incompetence.”
New Zealand should regulate class actions, allow CFOs: report
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The New Zealand law commission has called on the government to implement a class action regime that would allow funders to seek the equivalent of a common fund order to “improve access to justice and efficiency in litigation”.
Arnold Bloch Leibler recruits KWM partner for property team
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Arnold Bloch Leibler has picked up a new partner from King & Wood Mallesons to bolster its property and development practice.
Law firm went ‘far beyond permissible scope’ of involvement in expert report, court says
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The conduct of Corrs Chambers Westgarth in the preparation of an ostensibly independent expert report in a trade secrets case “must not be repeated”, a judge has said, throwing out the expert’s evidence as potentially tainted by the law firm’s involvement.