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Ben Roberts-Smith not ‘honest and reliable’, had motives to lie, judge says
Defamation 2023-06-05 5:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has published his reasons for tossing Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation lawsuits over publications accusing him of war crimes, saying the former SAS corporal was not “honest and reliable”.

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Judge finds Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes, tosses defamation claims
Defamation 2023-06-01 2:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former SAS corporal Ben Roberts-Smith has lost his defamation case against Nine-owned Fairfax, with a judge finding Thursday it was true that Australia’s most decorated soldier committed civilian murders in Afghanistan.

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Judgment day looms in Ben Roberts-Smith defamation case
Defamation 2023-05-25 9:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing defamation cases brought by accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith will deliver his long-awaited findings next week, ruling on whether allegations of civilian murder in Afghanistan against the country’s most decorated living soldier are substantially true.

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Nine drops truth defence in defamation case by Euro Pacific Bank chief
Defamation 2023-05-19 3:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

Nine has abandoned its truth defence in a case brought by Euro Pacific CEO Peter Schiff over a 60 Minutes report on an international tax evasion investigation, and the bank boss is entitled to judgment in his favour, a court has heard.

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State flags High Court appeal in hotel quarantine class action
Appeals 2023-05-09 11:10 pm By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria has foreshadowed a High Court challenge in its fight to stay a class action over the 2020 hotel quarantine in light of criminal action, an appeal it said raised issues relating to the “increasing and regular prosecutions” of government and corporate entities over health and safety laws.

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Judge frowns on Invisalign’s lawsuit against SmileDirectClub
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-08 1:08 pm By Sam Matthews

Dental aligner maker Invisalign has lost its case accusing competitor SmileDirectClub of misleading consumers about the cost and efficacy of its direct-to-consumer teeth alignment kits

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Rangers Football Club hits back at $3M suit over abandoned match
Sports 2023-05-03 4:18 pm By Sam Matthews

Scottish football team Rangers says it was entitled to nix an agreement to play matches in Sydney last year, in its defence to a $3 million suit brought by Australian sports promoters TEG Live and Left Field Live.

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Hotel quarantine class action survives second shutdown bid by Victorian government
Class Actions 2023-05-02 10:40 am By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria has lost its appeal bid to stay a class action brought over the 2020 hotel quarantine debacle in light of a pending criminal action against the Department of Health.

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‘They’re not going to get anything until 2030’: Irate judge slams delays in live export ban case
Agriculture 2023-04-21 3:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has railed against continuing delays in a class action against the Federal Government over its total ban on live cattle exports to Indonesia in 2011, as group members continue to go unpaid almost three years after a ruling awarding $2.9 million to the lead applicant.

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‘It’s game over’: Victoria tries again to stay hotel quarantine class action amid criminal case
Appeals 2023-04-20 3:51 pm By Sam Matthews

The state of Victoria is trying again to stay a class action over the 2020 hotel quarantine debacle in light of a pending criminal action against the Department of Health, telling an appeals court the fundamental principles of the criminal justice system must be protected.

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