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Blue Sky privilege battle should be fought in class action, judge says
Class Actions 2021-09-09 4:26 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A dispute over redactions in books and records produced by defunct fund manager Blue Sky to a prospective class action applicant should be hashed out within the class action, a judge has found.

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Myer takes Mark Elliott’s firm to court over $1.4M legal bill
Business of Law 2021-09-09 2:36 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A firm created by solicitor Mark Elliott as a vehicle to launch shareholder class actions has been taken to court by Myer over an unpaid $1.4 million legal bill racked up in defending a class action that was thrown out as an abuse of process.

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Class action filings plummet as law firms, litigation funders regroup
Business of Law 2021-09-03 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The number of new class actions has nosedived in the past six months, but experts say the drop does not signal a long-term trend but a recalibration by lawyers and funders, whose ingenuity is not to be underestimated.

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Ex-Deutsche Bank exec looks to knock out cartel charges
ACCC 2021-09-01 11:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A former Deutsche Bank executive named in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement says the charges against him are defective and should be quashed.

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PwC settles Zilzie Wines lawsuit over unsolicited R&D tax advice
Accounting 2021-09-01 5:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A settlement has been reached in a Murray Darling wine making family’s lawsuit accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers of providing bad unsolicited tax advice that caused them more than $200,000 in losses.

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YouTuber Jordan Shanks tries to revive truth defence in Barilaro defamation case
Appeals 2021-08-30 11:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

YouTube star Jordan Shanks has appealed a judgment that gutted his truth defence to defamation claims by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro, finding parliamentary privilege protected the politician in the face of a truth defence to some allegations.

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Daily Mail editor wrote ‘let’s rip into this sheila’ before publishing Erin Molan article, court hears
Bruce McClintock 2021-08-30 10:14 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A Daily Mail editor sent an email to a journalist that said ‘Let’s rip into this sheila’ before publishing an article about sports presenter Erin Molan that’s at the centre of a defamation trial which kicked off Monday.

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Law firm close to filing Blue Sky class action, partner says
Andrew Crowe 2021-08-30 5:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A shareholder class action against defunct fund manager Blue Sky Investments and others will be filed by the end of the year, Lawyerly has learned.

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Commissioner of Patents challenges landmark ruling on artificial intelligence
Allens 2021-08-30 1:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

The Commissioner of Patents has appealed a landmark judgment that found artificial intelligence can be named an inventor on a patent application.

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Law firm investigates class action over toxic dog food
Class Actions 2021-08-26 11:24 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A law firm is investigating a potential class action on behalf of pet owners whose dogs have died or fallen ill after consuming food contaminated with a known toxin.

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