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Full Court derails Nationwide’s appeal attempt in Rush case
Media 2018-04-27 10:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Full Federal Court has dismissed Nationwide News’ application for leave to appeal Justice Michael Wigney’s March judgment in the hotly contested Geoffrey Rush defamation case that shot down the publisher’s truth defense.

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Kellogg’s ends TM battle with tennis star over Special K mark
Intellectual Property 2018-04-27 9:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Kellogg’s has ended its trade mark case against Australian tennis player Thanasi Kokkinakis, which sought to stop Kokkinakis from using his nickname “Special K” as part of a clothing and tennis wear branding campaign.

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Nationwide can’t file claim against Sydney Theatre Co. in Rush defamation case
Media 2018-04-20 10:40 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has rejected an attempt by Nationwide News to drag the Sydney Theatre Company into a defamation case brought by actor Geoffrey Rush, calling its argument for filing a cross-claim against the theatre company “very weak, if not tenuous”.

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BHP wins halt of FWC’s alternative-work decision
Employment 2018-04-16 9:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

A BHP subsidiary has won a reprieve pending appeal of a Fair Work Commission decision that found it acted unreasonably when it failed to consider alternative work for an incapacitated miner.

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Rush claims Nationwide grasping for subpoena in defamation case
Media 2018-04-14 12:22 pm By Miklos Bolza

A barrister for actor Geoffrey Rush has accused Nationwide News of wanting to change its defence purely to gain access to Sydney Theatre Company documents blocked by an earlier judgment.

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Qantas can’t use lawyer in unfair dismissal case, FWC rules again
Employment 2018-04-07 12:10 am By Christine Caulfield

Qantas has struck out a second time in a week in a bid to have an outside lawyer represent it in proceedings before the Fair Work Commission, with a commissioner saying Thursday the airline was “more than capable” of representing itself.

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Nationwide looks to appeal Geoffrey Rush defamation ruling
Media 2018-04-05 9:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Nationwide News has moved to appeal after a ruling in a closely-watched defamation case by actor Geoffrey Rush that struck down one of Nationwide’s key defences.

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Judge strikes down Nationwide defence in Rush defamation case
Media 2018-03-21 2:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Actor Geoffrey Rush has won a bid to strike down one of Nationwide News’ defencesĀ  in a defamation case brought by the actor.

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BHP should have considered other work for miner: FWC
Employment 2018-03-15 10:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A BHP subsidiary acted unreasonably when it failed to consider alternative work for an incapacitated employee and instead sent him home without pay for three weeks, a Fair Work Commissioner has found.

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TWU appeals fine for leaving lapsed members on books
Employment 2018-02-27 9:19 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The Transport Worker’s Union of Australia is challenging a $270,000 fine in a case brought by the union monitor alleging it kept almost 21,000 lapsed members on its register and failed to keep copies of records.

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