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All judges immune from civil suits for judicial actions, High Court says
Courts 2025-02-12 11:26 am By Sam Matthews

The High Court has overturned a controversial decision that put a judge on the hook for a manā€™s false imprisonment, finding that all judges are immune from civil suits for acts done in the performance of their judicial duties.

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Associate of Graaf Group founder canā€™t block sale of $22M Potts Point property
Real Estate 2025-02-04 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected an ā€œambitious and novelā€ freezing order sought by a creditor and former associate of bankrupt Graaf Group founder Gennaro Autore over a $22 million boutique hotel in Potts Point.

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‘Parties have gone feral’: Judge bemoans fee spat in barrister’s case against Nine
Defamation 2025-01-30 11:04 pm By Andy Sidler

Barrister Gina Edwards, who won her defamation case over Oscar the cavoodle, is locked in a fight with Nine and her former solicitor over fees, in what a judge has described as a “dog’s breakfast”.

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Court finds public interest in ACCC’s case continuing against Noni B owner
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-01-30 3:37 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has given the consumer watchdog the OK to pursue its case against Mosaic Brands over alleged misleading delivery times, despite hearing the company will likely be liquidated.

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Mastercard won’t be ready for March trial in ACCC case, court hears
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-01-29 11:02 pm By Andy Sidler

Mastercard is staring down costs orders after telling a court it will seek to vacate an upcoming trial date in its fight with the competition regulator after technical difficulties slowed the discovery process.Ā 

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‘What’s done is done’: Judge defers penalty hearing in Harvey Norman case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-01-17 3:04 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has deferred the question of what penalties Harvey Norman and Latitude Finance should face in a case by ASIC until their appeals are heard, noting the ā€œregrettableā€ fragmentation of the case.Ā 

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‘No urgency’: Judge rejects injunction bid in IP suit against ex-BHP unit
Intellectual Property 2025-01-14 1:21 pm By Andy Sidler

Ex-BHP unit South32 has dodged a request for an expedited injunction barring in an intellectual property dispute, with a judge finding there was “no urgency” to the bid.Ā 

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ā€˜In all circumstances unconscionableā€™: ASIC wins case against forex broker
Judgment 2024-12-20 5:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has found that representatives for forex broker Union Standard used unfair tactics to pressure customers to invest in risky financial products and derived most of their revenue from customer losses, said to total $83 million.

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Mastercard can’t appeal ACCC’s ‘novel’ use of judicial notice rule
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-10-17 11:31 pm By Andy Sidler

The court has rejected Mastercard’s bid to appeal an evidentiary win for the ACCC in the regulator’s misuse of market power case against the payments giant.

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Super Retail gets second chance to black out terms of settlement with top execs
Employment 2024-10-14 11:01 pm By Christine Caulfield

Super Retail Group can bring an appeal in its fight to suppress parts of a settlement two executives allege they reached after they were fired.

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