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Former KWM solicitor, now judge, won’t recuse herself from United Petroleum case
Legal Ethics 2023-01-13 4:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge who previously acted for a United Petroleum Group company in a “highly acrimonious” case eight years ago has refused to recuse herself from adjudicating a new dispute involving a related company.

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Lawyers restrained from acting in property dispute, referred to legal watchdog
Legal Ethics 2023-01-13 12:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A prominent Melbourne lawyer and his wife have been restrained from acting in a property dispute, after a judge found they misled the court and facilitated a false settlement in favour of their clients.

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Court dismisses unrepresented pensioner’s class action against Department of Social Services
Class Actions 2023-01-13 2:56 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has dismissed a class action brought by a pensioner against the Department of Social Services over its real estate asset testing for pensions, citing his lack of legal representation.

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Barrister found guilty of professional misconduct over unsubstantiated fraud allegations
Legal Ethics 2023-01-12 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found a Melbourne barrister guilty of professional misconduct for making an unsubstantiated allegation of fraud in a costs dispute six years ago.

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Former Demons president and Clayton Utz partner Glen Bartlett can’t keep defamation case in WA
Defamation 2023-01-12 4:58 pm By Sam Matthews

Former president of the Melbourne Football Club and Clayton Utz veteran Glen Bartlett has lost a bid to keep his defamation case against four MFC board members in Western Australia, with a judge finding the “relevant characters overwhelmingly continue to live in Melbourne.”

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Sportsbet wins anti-suit injunction against US case by sportsbet.com owner
Gaming 2023-01-12 11:49 am By Sam Matthews

Sportsbet has won an injunction preventing the owner of the sportsbet.com domain from prosecuting an action in the US, which a judge said sought to interfere with an Australian domain name battle “in the most stark fashion.”

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Nuix says it didn’t have to disclose $17M post-IPO shortfall to investors
Securities 2023-01-11 10:15 pm By Sam Matthews

Hitting back at ASIC’s claims it misled investors and breached disclosure rules, technology company Nuix says it had no knowledge it was failing to meet its FY21 forecast and didn’t need to disclose to investors draft documents showing missed internal targets.

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CSIRO officer was fired before she started after ‘stakeholder feedback’: lawsuit
Employment 2023-01-11 5:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A prospective CSIRO executive has filed an employment suit against the government agency, alleging it breached her contract by firing her before she started, citing “stakeholder feedback”.

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In-N-Out Burgers wins injunction in IP fight against ‘ghost kitchen’ operator
Intellectual Property 2023-01-11 11:05 am By Sam Matthews

American fast food chain In-N-Out Burgers has won an injunction against a Queensland ‘ghost kitchen’ that operates solely through meal delivery apps, after it failed to comply with court-ordered undertakings.

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Law firm must compete to administer $300M J&J class action settlement
Business of Law 2023-01-10 3:49 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has opened the administration of a $300 million settlement in a pelvic mesh class action to a competitive bidding process, shortly after another judge said law firms were not uniquely qualified to distribute class action spoils.

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