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Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has filed defamation proceedings against the ABC, the third such lawsuit he has brought after suing Ten and a News Corp Unit over publications airing the rape allegations of his former colleague Brittany Higgins.
A judge has approved a walk-away settlement with two former directors of RCR Tomlinson in a shareholder class action against the failed engineering company.
Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT is facing a landmark defamation claim by Hepburn shire council mayor Brian Hood, alleging it incorrectly identified him as someone facing charges in a foreign bribery scandal rather than his role as whistleblower.
A solicitor and a Sydney silk have been cleared of allegations they gave negligent advice in an action against a law firm, with a judge finding the barrister was "diligent, thorough, careful and ethical".
A judge overseeing a superannuation class action against two Westpac units that settled for $30 million has expressed concerns about the ATO's potential involvement in distributing settlement funds, saying the department was unlikely to efficiently reunite group members with their money.
Moccona's instant coffee jar shape trade mark should be cancelled because the mark is functional and can't distinguish the company's goods, the owner of coffee brand Vittoria argues in a trade mark infringement cross-claim.
Dominique Grubisa has denied the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's allegation that she misled consumers about her wealth management courses, arguing the claims that owners could sell their homes but retain equity were “substantially true”.
The judge overseeing a defamation action brought by Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch over a Crikey article that allegedly linked him to the January 6 riot on the US Capital has questioned the “scorched earth policy" taken by both sides.
The applicant in an underpayments class action against telecommunications contractor Tandem -- which has been stayed since the company entered administration -- has asked a court to abandon the case.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won its case against four Linchpin Capital directors after a judge found they duped their clients into lining the directors’ pockets and benefitting the parent company.