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Ratepayers score first class action win in Queensland Supreme Court
A local government has been ordered to repay its residents the tens of thousands of dollars they spent on an invalid canal maintenance levy, in what was the first class action victory to be recorded in the Queensland Supreme Court.
Brother of NBA star wins $550,000 in defamation damages against sister
The sister of NBA star Ben Simmons has been ordered to pay $550,000 in damages to half-brother Sean Tribe for a series of Tweets alleging Tribe sexually molested her as a child.
Judge slams government for lacking ‘common courtesy’ in Beetaloo climate change case
A judge has rebuked the Morrison government for approving a gas exploration contract with a subsidiary of Empire Energy in the Beetaloo basin without notifying the environmental organisation leading a climate change lawsuit over the project.
Christian Porter says mystery benefactor contributed funds to defamation case
The federal Labor party has called on Christian Porter to reveal what he knows about an anonymous donor that covered a portion of his costs in pursuing defamation proceedings against the ABC over an article airing historical rape allegations.
Cross-claims make new case an abuse of process, Isuzu tells court
Truck company Isuzu has asked a court to shut down an $18 million lawsuit by Directed Electronics alleging copyright infringement, arguing that its own cross-claims --which substantially overlap with allegations in a 2017 case that went to trial -- made it an abuse of process.
Katy Perry wants to withdraw ‘wrong’ admission in trade mark spat with designer
US singer Katy Perry is seeking to withdraw an admission that licensing her trade mark to Target and Myer constituted use, saying it was plainly “wrong” after the Full Federal Court held an owner who authorised use of a mark was not liable for direct infringement.
Judge says MIS regulation ‘doesn’t work’ with class action regime
A Federal Court judge has taken a swipe at new regulations that require class action funding arrangements to be registered as managed investment schemes, saying it was difficult to reconcile the new rules with the class action regime.
PwC a ‘different beast’ to law firms when it comes to privilege, court hears
Assessing claims of privilege involving multidisciplinary firms like PricewaterhouseCoopers that offer legal and accounting services is "inherently awkward", a court heard on the final day of a hearing in a privilege battle between the accounting firm and the ATO.
‘Curious choice’ to sue PwC and not Baker McKenzie, judge says
Chinese lender Aoyin must pay PricewaterhouseCoopers' legal costs for a vacated trial after Aoyin's eleventh hour decision to join Baker McKenzie to a $10 million cross-claim in a dispute concerning the accounting firm's advice on its failed bid to launch the first Chinese incorporated bank in Australia.
NSW Police launch investigation into Forum Finance
The NSW Police have commenced an investigation into Forum Finance and director Bill Papas, which have been accused by Westpac, French investment bank Societe Generale and Japanese bank SMBC of a $400 million fraud.