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Former solicitor general Justin Gleeson SC has been appointed contradictor in GetSwift's battle to have the judge overseeing a shareholder class action disqualify himself from the proceedings after overseeing the trial in ASIC's case against the logistics provider.
Advanta Seeds has been denied more time to pay renewal fees for its patent for a hybrid plant cell after correspondence from its lawyers about the renewal was sent to employees that had left the company and the patent renewal fell through the cracks during a 2016 systems upgrade.
Brisbane-based law firm Tucker Cowen and three of its principals are facing an unfair dismissal case by a former special counsel who exited the firm earlier this year.
The prefab concrete specialist behind Sydney's Opal Tower has lost a courtroom bid to have its insurer pay costs in advance incurred in defending cross-claims in two lawsuits over the ill-fated tower.
Engineering services company CIMIC is looking to strike out a shareholder class action alleging it failed to keep the market informed about issues with its Middle East operations.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking $2 million in penalties against Kogan, after a judge found statements the online retailer made during a 2018 promotion were misleading and drew consumers into the company's "marketing web".
An appeals court has overturned a $435,000 win for solicitor Zagi Kozarov, a former prosecutor in the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions specialist sexual offences unit, in her case blaming her working conditions for her severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
Lawyers behind a class action against AMP over changes to its buyer of last resort policy have told a court the parties can't agree on releases attached to BOLR payments that require exiting financial advisers to waive their claims in the litigation.
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has indicated the government may oppose GetSwift's bid to relocate to Canada while it's facing a $50 million shareholder class action and ASIC enforcement proceedings, a move which a judge recently described as "not a good look".
The CEO of fintech company iSignthis turned down an offer by the Australian Financial Review to pay $30,000 and retract portions of an article he claimed falsely linked him to a money laundering scheme, but his defamation case against publisher Fairfax might not proceed to trial if the judge overseeing the case can help it.