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Court finds Viterra engaged in deceit during $420M Joe White sale
Allan Myers 2022-01-28 10:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Food giant Cargill Australia has won its lawsuit against Glencore-owned Viterra alleging it misrepresented the performance capabilities of malt producer Joe White when it sold the company for $420 million in 2013.

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Liberal MP Andrew Laming looks to strike out Nine’s ‘desperate’ defamation defence
Banki Haddock Fiora 2022-01-28 5:28 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

Liberal MP Andrew Laming has slammed the Nine Network for attempting to “bully and harass” him with its contextual truth defence to his lawsuit over an allegedly defamatory news segment that accused the Queensland politician of taking a lewd photograph.

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Judge sours on remote trials, bemoans ‘leisure wear effect’
Alan Sefton 2022-01-27 10:29 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge who has been an enthusiastic lab rat in the virtual hearing experiment forced on the country’s courts by the COVID-19 pandemic has expressed doubts that he is accurately reading witnessses giving remote evidence.

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Shell wins more in ATO appeal over $2.3B gas exploration deduction
Alain Musikanth 2022-01-27 6:00 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

An appeals court has unanimously rejected the Commissioner of Taxation’s latest bid to block Shell’s $2.3 billion tax deduction for the cost of exploration activities conducted as part of the Browse LNG project off the coast of Western Australia.

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Class action over COVID-19 jab mandate faces de-classing
Class Actions 2022-01-25 3:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has suggested that a class action against the New South Wales government over a mandate requiring healthcare workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 should be de-classed, saying it was a “straightforward point” because no financial relief was sought.

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Westpac wins freezing order over sale of Papas’ girlfriend’s Sydney home
Catherine Hamilton-Jewell 2022-01-25 4:51 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The Federal Court has issued a worldwide freezing order over the assets of Bill Papas’ partner, which includes the proceeds of the $1.13 million sale of her home in Sydney’s inner west.

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McDonald’s hit with third lawsuit over unpaid rest breaks
Class Actions 2022-01-25 9:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

McDonald’s has been hit with a lawsuit on behalf of 339 employees across four states alleging it systematically failed to give workers paid 10-minute breaks, a month after a class action was filed against the fast food giant for allegedly denying workers rest breaks.

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WA premier Mark McGowan must give evidence in Sydney court in Palmer case
Alan Sefton 2022-01-25 9:59 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Western Australia premier Mark McGowan has been ordered to appear in person in a Sydney court to give evidence at trial in a defamation case by mining billionaire Clive Palmer, but a judge has pushed back the hearing so McGowan can attend state parliament.

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Judge won’t block disciplinary action against unvaccinated Qantas staff
Ashurst 2022-01-24 5:18 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney

A judge has dismissed an urgent application to block Qantas from taking disciplinary action against unvaccinated employees, but the airline has committed to extending their leave with pay until a challenge to its COVID-19 vaccination policy can be heard.

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Google claims ‘devastating’ impact on internet if defamation ruling upheld
Appeals 2022-01-24 2:11 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Google has argued there would be a “devastating” effect on the internet if the High Court upholds a judgment awarded to gangland lawyer George Defteros that found the tech giant liable for linking to an allegedly defamatory article.

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