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Judge blasts ‘improper’ conduct by lawyers in $553,000 ruling against US rapper The Game
Competition & Consumer Protection 2021-05-25 9:44 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has slammed the “highly improper” conduct of lawyers in a judgment ordering US rapper The Game and his manager to pay over $553,000 to an Australian music promotion company over a cancelled tour in 2017.

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Barrister Sue Chrysanthou was told info that could help Porter’s case against ABC, court hears
ABC 2021-05-25 9:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Silk Sue Chrysanthou was given information during a conference with a friend of Christian Porter’s accuser that could help the former attorney-general in his defamation case against the ABC.

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Mitsubishi faces class action after judge finds Triton fuel economy label misleading
Automotive 2021-05-25 5:52 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A law firm is set to file a class action against Mitsubishi Motors after a judge upheld a ruling that found the car maker engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct in its representations of fuel efficiency on a label fixed to the windshield of a Triton 4WD sold in 2017.

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Court scuttles Adani’s water plans for Carmichael coal mine
Anna Mitchelmore 2021-05-25 5:27 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Adani’s controversial Carmichael coal mine in Queensland has hit another potential snag, with the Federal Court on Tuesday sending the company’s moves to pump 12.5 billion litres of water a year from the Suttor River back to square one.

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Roberts-Smith wiped laptop with USB content after he was told to retain files, court told
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-05-25 2:17 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith “wiped” a laptop last month containing possible national secrets found on USB sticks retrieved from his former home, the judge overseeing the former soldier’s defamation case against three publishers has heard.

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High Court to hear former prosecutor’s appeal after $435,000 PTSD award overturned
Albert Dinelli 2021-05-25 12:36 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A former solicitor in the Victorian Office of Public Prosecutions who claims she suffered severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression from repeated exposure to sexual offence cases will get a chance to make her case before the High Court.

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Sue Chrysanthou was warned against accepting Porter brief, court told
ABC 2021-05-24 9:27 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A leading defamation barrister warned silk Sue Chrysanthou not to act for Christian Porter in the former attorney general’s defamation case against the ABC over its coverage of rape allegations, a court has heard.

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‘There must be something special about him’: Judge probes barrister on why he’s repping ex-Liberty Financial exec
Andrew Crocker 2021-05-24 6:15 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has pressed a barrister on why he’s representing a former manager from non-bank lender Liberty Financial in proceedings seeking to bar him from jumping ship to startup ORDE Financial in addition to representing ORDE and its parent company, calling it an “unusual” arrangement.

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Liquidator of Fogo Brazilia faces ouster for retaining law firm investigating class action
Alexander Vial 2021-05-24 6:09 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The liquidator of restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia has been ordered to hand over communications with law firm Levitt Robinson as creditors seek to oust him from his role over alleged breaches of duty relating to a class action investigation.

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Arasor class action plaintiff revives claim that it’s owed $1.2M under side deal with funder
Banton Group 2021-05-24 2:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

One of the lead applicants in a settled shareholder class action against technology company Arasor wants to set aside a statutory demand from funder International Litigation Partners, reviving a years-long beef over $1.2 million allegedly owed in personal expenses under a side agreement agreement with the funder.

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