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‘Very bad idea’: Barrister warned Chrysanthou about fallout if she took Porter brief
Defamation 2021-05-26 8:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A junior barrister expressed concerns to Sue Chrysanthou SC about her acting for Christian Porter in his defamation proceedings against the ABC, saying friends of the women who accused him of rape were “behaving like a cult” and that there could be fallout in the media, a court has heard.

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Ben Roberts-Smith wins bid to split his case in upcoming defamation trial
Defamation 2021-05-26 3:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ben Roberts-Smith has won approval to split his case at the upcoming trial in his defamation case against three publishers over articles accusing him of war crimes, with a judge saying the seriousness of the allegations against him weighed in favour of the unorthodox move.

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‘It is an expensive business’: Christian Porter says defamation suit will be ‘massive’ financial drain
Defamation 2021-05-26 12:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former attorney-general Christian Porter has dodged a question about whether his defamation lawsuit against the ABC and reporter Louise Milligan is being funded by third parties, saying he went into the litigation knowing the case would be a “massive drain” on his finances.

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In victory for Glencore, High Court won’t weigh in on landmark transfer pricing ruling
Tax 2021-05-26 11:03 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has denied the ATO’s request that it weigh in on Australia’s transfer pricing regime, leaving in place a Full Court victory for mining giant Glencore that left it paying $2 million of a $92 million bill relating to the sale of copper from a mine in Cobar, NSW.

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Arnott’s, Goodman Fielder lay down swords in ‘Plantry’ trade mark battle
Intellectual Property 2021-05-26 8:50 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Arnott’s and Campbells have settled a lawsuit brought by Goodman Fielder accusing them of infringing its ‘Plantry’ mark under which it sells plant-based frozen meals, after the cookie company filed a cross-claim seeking to have the mark cancelled.

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Judge blasts ‘improper’ conduct by lawyers in $553,000 ruling against US rapper The Game
Entertainment 2021-05-25 9:44 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has slammed the “highly improper” conduct of lawyers in a judgment ordering US rapper The Game and his manager to pay over $553,000 to an Australian music promotion company over a cancelled tour in 2017.

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Barrister Sue Chrysanthou was told info that could help Porter’s case against ABC, court hears
Defamation 2021-05-25 9:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Silk Sue Chrysanthou was given information during a conference with a friend of Christian Porter’s accuser that could help the former attorney-general in his defamation case against the ABC.

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Mitsubishi faces class action after judge finds Triton fuel economy label misleading
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-25 5:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

A law firm is set to file a class action against Mitsubishi Motors after a judge upheld a ruling that found the car maker engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct in its representations of fuel efficiency on a label fixed to the windshield of a Triton 4WD sold in 2017.

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Court scuttles Adani’s water plans for Carmichael coal mine
Energy & Natural Resources 2021-05-25 5:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Adani’s controversial Carmichael coal mine in Queensland has hit another potential snag, with the Federal Court on Tuesday sending the company’s moves to pump 12.5 billion litres of water a year from the Suttor River back to square one.

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Roberts-Smith wiped laptop with USB content after he was told to retain files, court told
Defamation 2021-05-25 2:17 pm By Miklos Bolza

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith “wiped” a laptop last month containing possible national secrets found on USB sticks retrieved from his former home, the judge overseeing the former soldier’s defamation case against three publishers has heard.

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