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SMH editor added to Sydney criminal lawyer’s defamation case
A criminal defence lawyer who represented convicted criminal Salim Mehajer has won court approval to join the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald to her defamation lawsuit over an article and social media posts that allegedly implied she breached her oath as a solicitor by being romantically involved with clients.
In Pizzeys client poaching case, ‘fraught’ separate questions rejected
Two lawyers facing a lawsuit over their defection from specialist IP firm Pizzeys Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys have failed in their bid to have separate hearings in the case concerning the validity of non-compete clauses in their employment contracts.
Fairfax can’t add new claims of ‘very serious criminal misconduct’ in Ben Roberts-Smith’s case
A judge overseeing Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation case against Fairfax has refused a bid by the publisher to bolster its defence with further allegations of criminal conduct by the soldier, who told the court Friday former Governor-General Quentin Bryce will give evidence for him at the upcoming trial.
Judge ‘bereft’ of power to vary $138M IAG settlement to allow late opt outs
A $138 million class action settlement with IAG over alleged junk insurance will go ahead after a judge found he was "bereft" of power to vary his prior approval judgment and include late opt out bids by group members that threatened to derail the agreement last month.
Law firms behind rival Allianz class actions to press for novel alternative to beauty parade
Two law firms bringing competing class actions against insurance giant Allianz have proposed to resolve the duplication by jointly running just one of the cases, but the judge overseeing the litigation needs convincing, she said Friday.
NAB class action over MySuper put on ice as invalidity ruling challenged
A Federal Court class action against two NAB units over $6.3 billion in super funds is on hold after lawyers for the applicant filed an appeal of a ruling that found their state court proceeding had been invalidly commenced.
Biotech Mesoblast to be hit with class action over COVID-19 treatment disclosures
Australian regenerative medicine company Mesoblast faces a shareholder class action over disclosures related to its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications.
Ben Roberts-Smith flags ‘serious concerns’ about potential unlawful conduct by Fairfax
Ben Roberts-Smith has raised “serious concerns” in his defamation case against Fairfax that the media company may have unlawfully published classified material he allegedly buried in his backyard, with the war veteran asking for an explanation of where it came from.
COVID-19 lease cancellation test case filed by Sydney bar
A shuttered upmarket cocktail bar in Sydney is seeking damages from its former landlord after the termination of its lease agreement during the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to close less than a year after opening its doors.
ACCC to fight production of JPMorgan witness statements in ANZ cartel case
The judge who vowed last year to move a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement to trial "before we all retire" will soon weigh the ACCC's claim for privilege over statements from JPMorgan witnesses it has been accused of pressuring during its investigation, two months after a different judge heard a still unresolved privilege fight in the long-running case.