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Human rights group loses appeal fight to bring home Australians from Syrian refugee camp
Human Rights 2024-06-18 12:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Full Federal Court has dismissed an appeal by human rights group Save the Children, which sought to bring home Australians stuck in Syrian camps, rejecting as “mere conjecture” claims that Home Affairs had a repatriation arrangement with an authority in Syria.

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Callide power station administrators to blame for delays to DOCA, judge says
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-06-18 4:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected claims that an investor in the Callide power station, which suffered a major failure in 2021, was responsible for delays in the administration of the stationā€™s operator IG Power, saying the administratorsā€™ ten month delay in investigating the incident was to blame.

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Prosecutor struck from roll over drug offences linked to work-related PTSD
Legal Ethics 2024-06-18 10:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Queensland prosecutor has had his name struck from the roll after committing several drug offences, despite a judge finding the crimes were linked to post-traumatic stress disorder he developed from exposure to child exploitation material at work.Ā 

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MinterEllison advice in spotlight in ASIC case against Dixon Advisory director
Trials 2024-06-17 11:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Trial in ASICā€™s action accusing former Dixon Advisory director Paul Ryan of breaching his duties began Monday, a case that puts the spotlight on legal advice over a deed that affected the wealth management firm’s capacity to recoup a $19 million debt on the eve of its collapse.

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High Court challenge lodged over mega coal mine extensions in NSW
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-06-14 11:39 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An environment advocacy group is seeking special leave from the High Court to appeal a decision that allowed the extension of two Mach Energy and Whitehaven Coal mega coal mines in NSW, saying courts have “enfeebled” environmental legislation.

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United Petroleum sues On The Run for ā€˜unjustifiedā€™ trade mark infringement threats
Intellectual Property 2024-06-14 10:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Petrol chain United Petroleum has sued competitor On The Run for allegedly wrongly claiming its ‘Quickstop’ and ‘Cigmart’ marks infringe On The Run’s trade marks.

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Apple can’t patent touchscreen interface
Intellectual Property 2024-06-14 4:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An IP Australia delegate has shot down Appleā€™s application to patent a touchscreen interface used on its electronic devices, calling the invention a ā€œlogistical schemeā€ for organising media files rather than a technological innovation.Ā 

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Callide explosion report commissioned by Norton Rose not privileged, court says
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-06-13 11:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A report into an explosion at a major Queensland power station that left nearly half a million people without power is not protected by legal professional privilege, with a judge finding public statements about the report show it was not commissioned for the dominant purpose of providing legal advice.

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Fees, commission to eat up half of $40M settlement in RCR Tomlinson class action
Class Actions 2024-06-13 4:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $40 million settlement in a shareholder class action against collapsed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson, with almost half of the settlement to go towards a funderā€™s commission and legal fees.Ā 

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Silk Norman O’Bryan can’t appeal findings of fraud in Banksia class action
Appeals 2024-06-13 11:08 pm By Christine Caulfield

Unable to convince an appeals court that a common law right of appeal exists, disgraced former barrister Norman O’Bryan has failed in his challenge to findings of fraud in a judgment stemming from the Banksia class action saga.

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