Government challenges ‘incoherent’ duty of care in climate change class action appeal

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The Commonwealth says a landmark ruling in a class action that found it has a duty of care to protect Australian children from the effects of global warming is “incoherent” and distorts its ability to balance competing interests.

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‘A hint, a wink or a nod’: Appeals court says harassment need not be sexually explicit

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An appeals court has upheld a $100,000 sexual harassment judgment against a Sanitarium-owned company for designing, displaying and distributing a poster featuring a worker alongside the words “feel great – lubricate”.

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Westpac wants to block Forum Finance director from leaving Australia

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With $254 million at stake, Westpac wants a court order blocking the business partner of Forum Group founder Bill Papas from leaving Australia, as Papas remains in Greece while fraud allegations swirl.

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Silk Sue Chrysanthou says costs in dispute over Porter brief ‘substantial’

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Noting that the legal costs of a dispute over whether she could represent federal minister Christian Porter in his defamation case were “substantial”, Sue Chrysanthou SC has asked to see invoices before she agrees to a lump sum bill of $550,000.

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ISignthis CEO John Karantzis takes ATO to court to get $4.2M shaved off tax bill

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ISignthis CEO John Karantzis has filed court proceedings against the ATO seeking to have $4.2 million lopped off his tax bill for the 2015 financial year.

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Thorn Group latest lender caught up in alleged Forum Finance fraud

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Thorn Group is the latest lender ensnared in an alleged $400 million fraud by Forum Finance, with potential funds of up to $2.2 million tied up in the collapsed equipment leasing firm.

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SPC appeals $1.2M judgment related to $40M Coca-Cola Amatil deal

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Melbourne-based joint venture Shepparton Partners Collective has appealed a $1.2 million judgment which found it infringed software developer QAD’s copyright by failing to pay a transfer fee to retain the licence after it acquired the iconic SPC Ardmona cannery in Victoria from Coca-Cola Amatil for $40 million.

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Ben Roberts-Smith trial to resume with evidence from four Afghan witnesses

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Four witnesses who allegedly saw Ben Roberts-Smith kick a handcuffed man off a cliff in Afghanistan will give evidence next week in the war veteran’s defamation trial, which has been disrupted by COVID-19 restrictions in NSW.

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Bristol-Myers Squibb accused of misusing market power with cancer treatment program

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Merck Sharp & Dohme has filed a lawsuit accusing rival drug company Bristol-Myers Squibb of misusing its market power by restricting access to a treatment program for stage IV melanoma patients.

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