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Court warns of ‘dangers’ of defamation suits, awards Google reviewer indemnity costs
A judge who tossed a house painter's case over a one-star Google review has awarded partial indemnity costs to the critic and said her order should serve as a lesson about the "catastrophic" costs of defamation cases.
Judge troubled by class action firm’s costs, union’s delay in rival McDonald’s cases
A judge is weighing up a law firm’s high legal costs against a union’s "bizarre" delay in a stoush over who should run a case against McDonald’s alleging 100,000 workers were denied rest breaks. 
TikTok loses trade mark battle with mortgage tech startup Tic:Toc
The owner of Chinese social media giant TikTok has lost its challenge to the registration of a trade mark for home loan tech startup Tic:Toc.
Law firm gets $50,000 bump in costs after breach finding in Romeo’s class actions
The fees of a class action firm found to have breached cost disclosure rules in running two underpayments class actions against supermarket chain Romeo's have been adjusted up, after $260,000 was initially cut from the bill by the Federal Court.
Bayer can take another crack at ‘scientific knowledge’ defence in Essure class action
A class action against Bayer over its Essure contraceptive has lost a bid to knock out the pharmaceutical giant’s defence that argues any defects in the device could not have been discovered given the state of scientific knowledge at the time the implants were sold in Australia.
Hotel’s compliance with COVID-19 orders didn’t doom $11.25M sale: High Court
The High Court has ruled that the buyer of a well-known Sydney hotel was not entitled to repudiate the purchase agreement because of the hotel's compliance with restrictions on public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic, which affected the operation of the business.
Test case launched against NAB over ‘excessive’ work hours
The Finance Sector Union has launched a test case against National Australia Bank on behalf of four managers who were allegedly required to work "unreasonable" unpaid hours for years and has warned it will go after the other big banks next.
Court wants to avoid judgment of ‘hundreds of pages’ in Monsanto class action
A busy judge has pushed the parties in a class action against agrochemical giant Monsanto to split the trial to focus first on the question of whether the company's Roundup weed killer causes cancer so that he can avoid writing a judgment of “hundreds and hundreds” of pages.
Ex-Nuix CEO appeals loss in $180M case over options agreement
Former Nuix CEO Edward Sheehy is challenging his loss in a lawsuit claiming he's owed $183 million in options under a 2008 agreement with the technology company.
Barry Nilsson poaches team from Sparke Helmore for insurance group
Boutique law firm Barry Nilsson has snagged five senior lawyers, including a partner, from Sparke Helmore to join its Adelaide insurance team as part of a broader expansion strategy.