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No evidence Ben Roberts-Smith given full benefit of presumption of innocence, appeals court told
The judge who found that disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith committed war crimes in Afghanistan did not show “full consideration of the presumption of innocence” in his defamation case, an appeals court has heard. 
Mercedes-Benz hit with competing class action over emissions testing
Mercedes-Benz has been hit with a competing class action over alleged defeat devices designed to cheat on diesel emissions tests, over a year after the first class action was filed.
Ruby Princess class action rejected $15M settlement offer, court told
Cruise ship operator Carnival PLC has flagged a bid for indemnity costs after the lead applicant in a class action over a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess rejected a $15 million settlement offer.
Class action investigation targets Magnis Energy, auditor Hall Chadwick
A law firm is investigating an shareholder class action against lithium battery producer Magnis Energy Technologies and auditor Hall Chadwick after its share price plummeted to four cents late last year.  
Maurice Blackburn employment head appointed race discrimination commissioner
Maurice Blackburn’s head of employment law in Queensland, Giri Sivaraman, has been appointed as the next race discrimination commissioner, commencing his five year stint in March. 
Thomson Geer picks up partners from Gadens, Holding Redlich
Thomson Geer has recruited new partners from Gadens and Holding Redlich to strengthen the law firm's IP and corporate benches.
Ex-Liberal MP Moira Deeming can’t use court to pare 67 defamation claims, judge says
Former Victorian Liberal MP Moira Deeming has lost a bid to split her defamation case against state party leader John Pesutto, after a judge expressed his reluctance to have the court sort through her claim that publications by Pesutto carried 67 different defamatory imputations against her, including that she is a neo-Nazi. 
Lawsuit accuses PwC of denying ex-partner retirement payments over leaks crisis
A former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has sued the firm for denying him retirement payments for moving to alleged competitor DLA Piper and for his alleged involvement in the firm’s tax leaks crisis.
Cattle exporter Wellard settles shareholder class action for $23M
A shareholder class action against livestock exporter Wellard over a profit downgrade following its $300 million initial public offering in 2015 has settled for $23 million. 
Hanson says US expert can’t opine on Aussie meaning of ‘Back to where you came from’ dig
A professor from Texas has no business offering an opinion on the meaning of One Nation senator Pauline Hanson's exhortation to the Greens party deputy leader that she "piss off back to Pakistan", a court has heard.