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Litigant tells court Dentons are his new lawyers, firm tersely denies it
Courts 2024-04-03 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

A litigant in an estate dispute dropped his lawyers and filed a notice to the court naming Dentons Australia as his new firm of solicitors. Unhappily for him he made two mistakes: filing the notice himself, and apparently failing to tell anyone at Dentons he had hired them.

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X to file legal challenge to removal notice from e-Safety Commissioner
Social Media 2024-04-03 11:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

X plans to challenge a notice from the e-Safety Commissioner ordering the Elon Musk-owned social media company to remove a post that criticised an expert on transgender health issues or face a $800,000 fine.

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JWS recruits ESG expert from Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Business of Law 2024-04-03 12:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Johnson Winter Slattery has snagged a special counsel from Corrs Chambers Westgarth to meet heightened demand for advice on climate change, sustainability and ESG issues.

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Uber’s lawyers ‘panicked’ during regulator’s investigation, court hears
Trials 2024-04-02 10:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Lawyers at Herbert Smith Freehills panicked as their client Uber obfuscated a regulator’s investigation during an alleged unlawful conspiracy to launch illegal rideshare operations, a trial has heard. 

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Judgment delayed in Lehrmann case as Ten wins bid to present new evidence
Defamation 2024-04-02 10:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Network Ten has won a bid to reopen its defence in a defamation case brought by Bruce Lehrmann, just two days before a judge was set to deliver his decision, after a former producer at Seven claimed the accused rapist lied about leaking thousands of pages of text messages between Brittany Higgins and her former partner. 

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Personal injury firm says solicitor’s lies to clients cost it $1.3M in revenue
Personal injury 2024-04-02 10:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former solicitor with Schreuders Compensation Lawyers, who told numerous furphies to clients that allegedly cost the personal injury firm up to $1.3 million, has been ordered to pay compensation for damage done to the firm’s reputation.

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CFMEU boycott case has ‘significant implications’ for industrial relations, High Court told
Appeals 2024-04-02 4:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The competition regulator has asked the High Court to correct the Full Court’s alleged error in overturning a finding that builder J Hutchinson and the union for construction workers violated competition laws by agreeing to boycott an independent subcontractor at a Brisbane building site.

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High Court asked to hear promoter’s spat with TEG over One Direction concert
Appeals 2024-04-02 10:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A Sydney concert promoter seeking a cut of the profits earned by Nine unit TEG Live for promoting a 2013 Australian tour with English-Irish boy band One Direction has taken his fight to the High Court.

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Hungry Jack’s resolves claims by franchisee over launch of nearby restaurants
Franchises 2024-04-02 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hungry Jack’s has resolved a case brought by a franchisee seeking a court injunction blocking the burger chain from launching two restaurants  in close proximity to its sites on NSW’s Central Coast.

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Finance partner joins Dentons from Baker McKenzie
Financial Services 2024-04-02 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

Dentons continues to grow its ranks with the recruitment of banking and finance partner, Yechiel Belfer, from Baker McKenzie.

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