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Murdoch names Private Media bosses in expanded defamation case over Crikey article
Defamation 2022-12-22 3:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

The decision by Crikey to republish an article at the centre of a defamation case by Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch is the focus of the media mogul’s proposed new pleadings and its application to join Private Media chairman Eric Beecher and CEO Will Hayward.

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Lawyer who refused to pay silk can access health report for appeal
Business of Law 2022-12-22 4:38 pm By Sam Matthews

A lawyer who was found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to pay $23,000 in fees to senior counsel has won a bid to access a report relating to the silk’s health on appeal.

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Pokemon wins injunction against augmented reality game, NFTs
Intellectual Property 2022-12-22 5:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has granted the Pokemon Company’s request for a temporary injunction restraining an Australian business from developing an augmented reality game featuring its popular Pokemon characters and selling related NFTs. 

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Judge sprays Shine’s ‘left field’ bid to kick rival off Blue Sky, EY class action
Class Actions 2022-12-21 4:24 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected Shine Lawyers’ second bid to challenge a court order that it join forces with rival Banton Group in an investor class action Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY, saying the firm’s funder LCM was trying to “take the bat and ball and go home.” Federal Court Justice Michael Lee rejected…

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EPA did not have to consider greenhouse gas emissions in coal licence renewal, court finds
Environment 2022-12-21 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The Victoria Supreme Court has dismissed a bid to quash the Environment Protection Authority’s decision to renew the mining licences of the state’s three remaining coal power stations, in a test case for the state’s Climate Change Act.

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ACCC rejects Telstra, TPG $1.8B mobile network sharing deal
Telecommunications 2022-12-21 9:50 am By Christine Caulfield

The ACCC has refused to authorise a regional network arrangement between Telstra and TPG, saying the deal would entrench Telstra’s dominant position in the mobile market.

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ACCC to weigh competition with, and without, Armaguard, Prosegur tie-up
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-12-21 10:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

The proposed Armaguard merger with rival Prosegur will clearly reduce competition in the cash transport industry but the world without the tie-up might be just as bleak, the ACCC has said.

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Inquiry launched into Bruce Lehrmann rape trial after prosecutor’s claims against police
Trials 2022-12-21 2:45 pm By Sam Matthews

The ACT Government is looking for a legal expert to head up a new inquiry into the trial of Bruce Lehrmann over the alleged rape of former liberal staffer Brittany Higgins, which will investigate the conduct of police investigators and prosecutors.

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Firm to drop class action against Philips over recalled sleep apnea devices
Class Actions 2022-12-20 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Philips Electronics will not face a class action in Australia over recalled sleep apnea machines that contained a foam component that could  degrade and cause consumers to inhale dangerous chemicals, after the law firm running the litigation decided to drop the case.

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Insurer Bond & Credit Company fires cross-claims at Greensill
Insurance 2022-12-20 2:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer Bond & Credit Company is seeking to join Greensill Group to three lawsuits over the financing firm’s $1.7 billion collapse in March 2020, while Greensill has foreshadowed its own cross-claims against Insurance Australia Group.

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