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Roberts-Smith wiped laptop with USB content after he was told to retain files, court told
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.
High Court to hear former prosecutor’s appeal after $435,000 PTSD award overturned
A former solicitor in the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions who claims she suffered severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression from repeated exposure to sexual offence cases will get a chance to make her case before the High Court.
Sue Chrysanthou was warned against accepting Porter brief, court told
A leading defamation barrister warned silk Sue Chrysanthou not to act for Christian Porter in the former attorney general's defamation case against the ABC over its coverage of rape allegations, a court has heard.
‘There must be something special about him’: Judge probes barrister on why he’s repping ex-Liberty Financial exec
A judge has pressed a barrister on why he's representing a former manager from non-bank lender Liberty Financial in proceedings seeking to bar him from jumping ship to startup ORDE Financial in addition to representing ORDE and its parent company, calling it an "unusual" arrangement.
Liquidator of Fogo Brazilia faces ouster for retaining law firm investigating class action
The liquidator of restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia has been ordered to hand over communications with law firm Levitt Robinson as creditors seek to oust him from his role over alleged breaches of duty relating to a class action investigation.
Janssen triumphs again in battle to protect HIV drug patents
Juno Pharmaceuticals has backed away from its plans to launch a generic version of HIV drug Prezista in Australia after being hit with a patent lawsuit by Janssen, becoming the second generic drug maker to capitulate to the Johnson & Johnson-owned company's demands.
BHP tells Full Court class action regime only for Australian residents
Global resources giant BHP Group has asked the Full Court to rule foreign investors should be excluded from a shareholder class action over the 2015 Fundao dam disaster, arguing the class action regime only applies to those in Australia.
High Court to weigh in on CFMEU’s serial offender status in assessing penalties
The High Court has granted special leave to the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner in a case dealing with how the CFMEU’s history as a serial offender should have been considered when assessing the penalty the union should face for breaches of the Fair Work Act.
Silk Sue Chrysanthou denies breaching her barrister duties in acting for Christian Porter
Senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou has rejected claims that she has failed in her duties as a barrister by representing federal minister Christian Porter in his defamation proceedings against the ABC over coverage of rape allegations.
Grant Thornton can bring cross-claim against Forge Group
Grant Thornton has won approval to a bring a cross-claim against Forge Group, just three months ahead of trial in the collapsed engineering company's case against the accounting firm and ten former directors for their alleged negligence in relation to its "uneconomic" purchase of CTEC in 2012.