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Leading defamation silk Sue Chrysanthou is facing possible disciplinary action arising from her representation of Liberal minister Christian Porter in a now-settled defamation case against the ABC.
Judge muzzles Romeo’s senior managers after second communication in class actions
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A judge has ordered employees of supermarket chain Romeo’s to receive a further corrective opt-out notice in class actions against the company following claims that a senior manager again initiated discussions with group members about the case.
EML Payments faces second class action probe over money laundering controls
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Payments processing company EML is looking at two potential shareholder class actions over its alleged failure to notify the market of concerns by Ireland’s central bank relating to compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.
Victoria drops out of combustible cladding class actions
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The state of Victoria has opted out of two class actions over allegedly combustible cladding, after agreeing to join as a group member last year.
How Arnold Bloch Leibler’s Elyse Hilton survived the Hayne commission and made partner
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Unlike many successful litigation partners, Arnold Bloch Leibler partner Elyse Hilton wanted to be “anything but a lawyer” when she was in high school.
Peter Dutton’s defamation suit over ‘rape apologist’ tweet ripe for settlement, judge says
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Federal politician Peter Dutton has been ordered into mediation in his defamation case against a refugee activist over a tweet calling the defence minister a “rape apologist”, with a judge saying the case could be settled without a trial.
Ben Roberts-Smith feared media would ‘intercept’ phone calls, court told
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Ben Roberts-Smith used burner phones to call SAS colleagues after growing fearful that members of the media were listening into his phone calls after a series of articles were published in 2018 that accused him of war crimes and domestic violence, a court has heard.
Super funds want price info protected in Westpac insider trading case
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Industry super funds AustralianSuper and IFM Investors – the consortium behind the interest rate swap at the centre of the corporate watchdog’s insider trading case against Westpac — have asked a judge to shield commercially sensitive information from the public as the high-profile action unfolds.
ASIC ban of RI Advice financial planner accused of double charging clients sticks
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A tribunal has rejected a bid for review of ASIC’s decision to permanently ban an RI Advice financial planner who was accused of double charging his clients.
Court throws out ‘absurd’ ruling on patent term extensions
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A judge has overturned a ruling from the Australian Patent Office that shortened the amount of time available to companies under patent term extensions, saying a “liberal rather than literal” reading was needed to achieve the extension regime’s goals of compensating holders of drug patents for the lengthy time required to obtain regulatory approval to market their drugs.