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G8 Education on hook for ex-chair’s criminal defence costs
Trials 2025-01-14 11:08 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

A court has ordered ASX-listed childcare company G8 Education to advance the legal costs of its embattled former chair, Jennifer Hutson, who faces a criminal trial next month.

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Santos’ net zero plan ā€˜little more than speculationā€™, trial court told
Trials 2024-10-28 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Santosā€™ plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 was ā€œlittle more than a series of speculationsā€, a shareholder group has said on the first day of trial in a landmark greenwashing case.

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Flex commissions class action judge says expert evidence not for his ‘comfort’
Class Actions 2024-10-24 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Expert evidence is not meant to ā€œprovide a judge with comfortā€, a judge has found in rejecting evidence from two experts in flex commissions class actions against Westpac and Macquarie.

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At last minute, Care A2 finds law firm to replace Ashurst in IP spat
Trials 2024-10-22 3:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

Infant formula company Care A2 has found new lawyers as trial begins in a trade mark dispute with rival a2 Milk.

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Ditched by Ashurst, Care A2 set to miss own trade mark trial
Intellectual Property 2024-10-18 4:10 pm By Sam Matthews

Care A2 is set to miss the trial in its trade mark fight with rival A2 Milk after the baby formula company was ditched by its lawyers at Ashurst days ago.Ā 

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Ashurst sours on repping Care A2 in trade mark stoush
Business of Law 2024-10-17 10:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Bix Six firm Ashurst has dropped Care A2 as a client on the eve of trial in the dairy company’s long-running battle to quash rival A2 Milk’s trade marks.

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ā€˜8 words in an email’: Boral slams ruling clearing class action to grill CEO
Class Actions 2024-10-03 1:56 pm By Sam Matthews

Boral has asked the Full Court to hear its appeal of a decision allowing its former CEO to be questioned about an email that mentioned a confidential EY report.

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Pesutto admits sharing Deeming settlement talks with Jeff Kennett
Defamation 2024-09-25 11:33 pm By Andy Sidler

Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has admitted to sharing with ex-state premier Jeff Kennett aspects of settlement discussions with ousted party member Moira Deeming.

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Deeming retreats from evidence about rally organiser’s Proud Boy links
Trials 2024-09-18 11:27 pm By Andy Sidler

Ousted Victorian Liberal Moira Deeming has admitted in her case against party leader John Pesutto that she was aware of a controversial rally organizer’s far right links earlier than claimed.

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Deeming denies extremist claim, admits calling gender ed program ‘sleazy’
Defamation 2024-09-17 11:50 pm By Andy Sidler

Expelled Liberal politician Moira Deeming has admitted calling a gender education program “sleazy, unnecessary drivel” penned by “paedophilia apologists” but denies her views are controversial.

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