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Landmark Santos greenwashing case to centre on meaning of ‘clean’
A case brought by a shareholder advocacy group accusing Santos of misleading the market by ‘greenwashing’ its environmental credentials will centre on the meaning of the word ‘clean’, a court has heard.
Why we should all be worried about the court’s new media access rules
The Federal Court has dialled back a controversial rule change restricting public access to new cases, but the latest procedure is a laughable attempt to retreat from the attack on open justice and should make even litigants nervous.
Mitsubishi wins High Court leave in case over ‘misleading’ fuel economy label
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether Mitsubishi can be sued over allegedly misleading fuel efficiency representations on a label affixed to the windshield of a Triton 4WD that was required by law.
High Court to hear appeal over liability for developer’s source code theft
The High Court will hear an appeal over whether real estate agent Biggin & Scott should be held liable for copyright infringement for its supposed "indifference" to the copying of real estate marketing platform Campaigntrack's source code by a developer.
High Court won’t hear HarperCollins’ deep sleep defamation appeal
The High Court has declined HarperCollins' special leave application seeking to appeal a decision that revived a psychiatrist's defamation case over a book about the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.
Unions win High Court challenge to NSW campaign spending limits
The High Court has thrown out laws that banned unions and other third parties from spending more than $20,000 on political campaigns ahead of a New South Wales state election in March.
Magistrate’s refusal to allow note-taking in courtroom showed possible bias, judge finds
A local court magistrate showed apprehended bias by not allowing a self-represented plaintiff to take notes during cross-examination, a judge has found.
Protester’s challenge to COVID-19 lockdown fails on appeal
An anti-lockdown protester has lost her appeal of a decision dismissing her legal challenge to Victoria’s stay-at-home orders, with an appeals court finding the reduction in risk to public health “outweighed” impacts on freedom of speech.
High Court guts peak indebtedness rule in loss for Gunns creditor
Liquidators for collapsed forestry giant Gunns Plantations have lost a High Court appeal over $1.2 million in payments to a former supplier that confirmed the so-called peak indebtedness rule does not apply in Australian insolvency law.
Nursing home in COVID-19 class action asked to hand over insurance info
A class action against a Victorian aged care home over alleged major failures during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has asked the facility to hand over insurance information and evidence of its financial position.