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Vaccine developer loses ā€˜life and deathā€™ fight with university
Healthcare 2024-10-01 2:47 pm By Sam Matthews

A vaccine developer cannot prevent Flinders University from blocking his access to a research lab and interfering with the supply of mice for research relating to COVID-19 and other diseases.Ā 

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Mills Oakley welcomes three new partners
Business of Law 2024-10-01 2:34 pm By Sam Matthews

Mills Oakley has lured three partners from rival firms to join its offices in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.Ā 

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New judge has a way with words, but does away with Twitter
Courts 2024-09-13 10:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Justice Stephen McDonald hung up his pithy Tweets on his appointment to the Federal Court, but the new judge’s talent for wordplay may yet find an outlet on the bench.

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Legal watchdog had power to lay charges against lawyer accused of inappropriate sexual contact: court
Legal Ethics 2024-09-04 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The South Australian legal watchdog has won its appeal of a decision which found it did not have the power to lay charges against a lawyer accused of ā€œinappropriate and uninvitedā€ sexual contact with a junior solicitor.

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High Court asked to weigh in on scope of whistleblower protections
Appeals 2024-08-16 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

A former debt collector who accused the ATO of using heavy handed debt collection tactics against taxpayers has asked the High Court to overrule a decision that found he was not immune from prosecution. In a decision handed down in June, the South Australia Court of Appeal dismissed Richard Boyleā€™s second bid for immunity from…

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Split High Court says proportionate liability claims apply in arbitration
Construction 2024-08-09 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has issued a ruling that significantly alters the playing field in domestic commercial arbitration, finding that proportionate liability defences can apply despite limitations on claimants joining third parties to disputes.

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ACCC flags competition concerns with Aurizon acquisition of Flinders Logistics
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-07-11 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

The consumer regulator has flagged concerns over national freight company Aurizonā€™s proposed acquisition of stevedoring and logistics business Flinders Logistics, saying the deal could incentivise Aurizon to block other rail haulage providers from accessing a key berth in Port Adelaide.

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Backlash from barristers as Chief Justice backs KO of KC in South Australia
Business of Law 2024-07-01 12:45 pm By Christine Caulfield

Senior South Australian barristers have called on the state’s top judge to retract public statements reportedly made in support of moves by the Attorney-General to abolish the King’s Counsel title, but the judge has told the indignant members of the Bar his comments were taken out of context.

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ATO whistleblower loses appeal over bid for immunity
Tax 2024-06-28 2:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former ATO worker who accused his employer of using heavy handed debt collection tactics against taxpayers has lost his second bid for immunity from prosecution, with an appeals court finding that whistleblowing laws only protect the disclosure itself.Ā 

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Lawyer’s miscalculation justifies extension in Santos engineer’s unfair dismissal case, FWC says
Employment 2024-05-01 1:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A former engineer with Santos has won a bid for more time to bring a claim against the energy giant, with the Fair Work Commission finding ā€œan error in arithmeticā€ by her lawyer was a reasonable explanation for the out-of-time filing.

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