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Griffith Hack sued by hospital operator over patent rights to stem cell invention
Intellectual Property 2022-11-17 5:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The operator of the Royal Perth Hospital has brought legal action against Griffith Hack alleging the law firm contributed to the “dishonest and fraudulent design” of a leading researcher to transfer the intellectual property rights to a stem cell manufacturing method developed inhouse.

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Class action expected against WA over Banksia Hill detention centre
Human Rights 2022-11-15 5:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Levitt Robinson is poised to bring a class action against the Western Australia government on behalf of detainees in the state’s Banksia Hill detention centre as reports of excessive use of force and restraints emerge.

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Law firm’s advice to be handed to ex-Quintis director in defamation case
Agriculture 2022-11-10 10:21 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former director of sandalwood producer Quintis, who is suing the company’s top brass over statements made to the corporate regulator, has won unrestricted access to legal advice the executives sought to keep a lid on.

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Barrister’s $800k bill with 52 entries of ‘getting up’ doesn’t cut it, court says
Business of Law 2022-11-07 5:46 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has ordered a Perth silk to explain four bills in which entries marked ā€˜getting up’ accounted for over 36 days of work.

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‘Flagrant abuse’: Lawyer hit with costs for disclosing settlement talks
Legal Ethics 2022-11-03 11:07 pm By Sam Matthews

A lawyer has been hit with a personal costs order after filing “plainly prejudicial” documents with the court that caused the adjournment and re-listing of a five-day trial.

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Clive Palmer’s injunction bid premature in $30B spat over Pilbara iron ore mine, court says
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-28 11:19 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge overseeing mining magnate Clive Palmerā€™s latest spat with the West Australian government has declined to issue an injunction preventing the state from enforcing liabilities against Palmerā€™s companies Mineralogy and International Minerals under the controversial ā€˜Palmer Actā€™.

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Perth Airport accuses Airservices Australia of PFAS contamination
Professional Negligence 2022-09-01 9:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The operator of Perth Airport has sued government-owned Airservices Australia for allegedly contaminating the airportā€™s groundwater, which flows into the Swan River, through the use of toxic firefighting foam.

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Class action law in WA imminent after bill advances
Class Actions 2022-08-31 11:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

Western Australia is set to become the fifth state in Australia that allows lawyers to launch class actions, after a bill permitting representative proceedings advanced in the state parliament’s upper house.

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A ā€˜futile exerciseā€™: Palmer, McGowan win chump change in costly defamation battle
Defamation 2022-08-02 2:44 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has awarded Western Australia premier Mark McGowan and mining billionaire Clive Palmer paltry sums in their defamation battle, with a judge finding that Palmer suffered ā€œvery little damageā€ to his reputation.

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Piper Alderman nabs litigation partner from Mills Oakley
Business of Law 2022-07-28 1:12 pm By Christine Caulfield

Piper Alderman has recruited a former Mills Oakley partner to join its commercial litigation practice in Perth.

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