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High Court to hear law firm client’s appeal over interest on costs
The High Court has agreed to hear an appeal by a doctor who says the law of unjust enrichment entitles him to over $1.4 million in interest on a $900,000 sum that his lawyers repaid to him amid a fight about his legal fees.
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Qube takes $70M SOPA spat with Martinus Rail to High Court
Logistics company Qube wants the High Court to clarify the scope of an adjudicator's role in determining a contractor's payment claims under the SOP Act.
Judge criticises Roberts-Smith’s claim that MinterEllison lawyers ‘thrown under bus’
A judge has taken issue with an argument by disgraced solider Ben Roberts-Smith that a Nine journalist threw his solicitors "under the bus", saying it suggested the MinterEllison lawyers engaged in misconduct in the absence of an appeal claim against them.
Judge’s recusal from ASIC case against Sunshine Loans at heart of High Court appeal
Sunshine Loans wants the High Court to weigh in on an appeals court's decision that overturned the recusal of a judge from deciding the penalty in ASIC's case over unauthorised fees.
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SA wind farm loses appeal over $21M in payments to GE, Elecnor
A South Australian wind farm developer has lost its appeal of ruling ordering it to make a $21 million progress payment to joint venture partners GE Renewable Energy and Elecnor.
Ben Roberts-Smith says reporter using MinterEllison lawyers as ‘shield’
Ben Roberts-Smith has accused Nine journalist Nick McKenzie of using his lawyers as a "shield" against claims he had access to confidential and privileged legal strategy in the former soldier's failed defamation case.
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Amcor takes long-running remediation fight with Glenvill to High Court
The High Court has been asked to weigh in on when a court should step in when the machinery governing the entitlement to payments in a contract breaks down, in a dispute between luxury home builder Glenvill and Amcor over asbestos remediation at an industrial site in the Melbourne suburb of Alphington.
In loss for ASIC, Full Court finds crypto currency provider did not need AFSL
The Full Court has granted a cross-appeal by crypto currency provider Block Earner, finding its did not need a financial services licence because its crypto product is not a financial product.
Sky News loses appeal in case of ‘wholesale copying’ by media monitor Isentia
An appeals court has dismissed Sky News' challenge to a ruling that media monitor Isentia was not liable for copyright infringement despite "wholesale copying" of content for government clients.
Clive Palmer files appeal in failed suits against ex-ASIC chair James Shipton
Clive Palmer has appealed a court's decision to toss his lawsuits against former Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair James Shipton alleging he acted in bad faith when the regulator filed criminal proceedings against him.