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Funder seeks to recoup $14.8M debt in lawsuit against Sydney developer
A litigation funder is suing a Sydney property developer over a $14.8 million debt stemming from a cause of action it acquired from the liquidators of the collapsed project manager behind the firm's real estate projects.
‘Overworked’ reporter hit with $18,000 pay cut sues the ABC
An ABC feature reporter who was hit with an $18,000 pay cut and who allegedly developed a medical condition from being "overworked" is suing the national broadcaster for discrimination and breaches of employment law.
Prospect of longer COVID-19 lockdown stalls Ben Roberts-Smith trial
Trial in war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case over articles accusing him of war crimes has been adjourned until November in light of the current COVID-19 lockdown in Sydney, which a judge noted could be extended beyond the month of August.
ASIC wins bad advice case against IOOF unit RI Advice
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its case against IOOF unit RI Advice, with a judge finding the financial services firm failed to ensure its advisers acted in the best interests of clients and did not give inappropriate advice.
Former Today Tonight reporter, now judge, recuses herself from case involving bankrupt businessman
A judge and former Channel 7 journalist has disqualified herself from hearing a case against a bankrupt businessman after finding a “reasonable observer” might think she personally believed allegations levelled against him in a Today Tonight program.
‘He just hasn’t tried very hard’: Westpac slams Forum founder Bill Papas’ evidence of assets
Westpac has told the Federal Court it has "grave concerns" about Forum Group founder Bill Papas' evidence of his assets, contained in affidavits lodged on Thursday after weeks of non-compliance with a judge's orders.
Squire Patton Boggs breached agreement, but not ‘grossly negligent’, court finds
An appeals court has found law firm Squire Patton Boggs breached its contractual obligations but was not grossly negligent after it was dragged into a financial dispute over the $12.5 million refurbishment of a Western Australian gold processing plant.
‘Why cannot our own creations also create?’: AI can be inventor on patent, court finds
A judge has found artificial intelligence can be named as the inventor on a patent application, setting aside an IP Australia finding that allowing a machine to be considered an inventor would render the Patents Act incapable of "sensible operation".
Qantas loses TWU’s challenge to ground staff outsourcing move
Qantas has lost a case brought by the Transport Workers Union that challenged the airline’s decision to axe 2,000 staff and replace them with “insecure” labour hire workers, with a judge finding Qantas boss Andrew David outsourced ground operations partly to prevent employees engaging in industrial action.
Christian Porter wins bid to keep secret ABC’s full defence in defamation case
Former Attorney-General Christian Porter has succeeded in scrubbing from the court record the ABC's full defence in his now-settled defamation suit against the broadcaster, over the protests of media outlets, with a judge finding the principle of open justice was "not absolute".