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‘Witness X’ in Geoffrey Rush defamation case revealed as actress Yael Stone
Ashurst 2019-05-10 11:13 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Orange Is The New Black star Yael Stone, who has accused Geoffrey Rush in interviews of lewd behaviour toward her, can be revealed as the witness who unsuccessfully sought to give evidence at trial in Rush’s defamation case against Daily Telegraph publisher Nationwide News.

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Quintis class action trial could be two years away, with ASIC case to run first
Bennett + Co 2019-05-09 9:31 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

The Quintis shareholder class action trial could be delayed for almost two years, while ASIC runs its civil proceedings case against the founder of the sandalwood oil production company.

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Judge sides with ASIC, finds insolvent hedge fund Goldsky operated without a licence
Financial Services 2019-05-09 6:16 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has found embattled hedge fund Goldsky breached the Corporations Act by providing financial services in Australia without a licence.

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Bauer’s appeal victory means curtain call for Discover Downunder trade mark
Andrew Fox 2019-05-09 4:08 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Bauer Consumer Media has won a five-year legal battle over Evergreen Television’s Discover Downunder trade mark, with the Full Federal Court setting aside a prior IP Australia decision and deregistering the mark.

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Judge signs off on 25% cut for funders in Spotless class action
Class Actions 2019-05-09 4:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

A judge has approved funding terms in a shareholder class action against facility services company Spotless Group under which the funders will get no more than 25 percent of any net settlement or judgment.

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Judge slams Copyright Agency’s $32.5M interim request from universities as ‘absurd’ and ‘unfair’
Baker McKenzie 2019-05-09 2:59 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

A group of 39 of Australia’s largest universities has managed to avoid paying its full $32.5 million annual fee to Copyright Agency Ltd, while a dispute over the terms of a licence remains unresolved.

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Guy Sebastian, ex-manager Titus Day take dispute off stage
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-05-09 11:49 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Pop singer Guy Sebastian will enter mediation later this month in an attempt to settle his dispute with former manager Titus Day over allegedly unpaid entitlements for promotional work.

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Ex-Radio Rentals CEO dragged into class action, says he ‘can’t afford lawyers’
Class Actions 2019-05-09 11:13 am By Amelia Birnie Sydney

A judge has granted a bid to add former Radio Rentals CEO James Marshall and the beleaguered company’s insurer, AIG Australia, as respondents in a class action, over the protests of Marshall’s lawyer, who said his client couldn’t afford to pay for his defence.

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HWL must produce files in case accusing partner of diverting client funds to pay legal bill
Bradley Allan Love Lawyers 2019-05-08 9:06 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

A judge has dismissed HWL Ebsworth’s claims of a “fishing expedition” and granted discovery of a slew of  internal documents relevant to allegations a partner at the law firm encouraged a company’s directors to unlawfully divert insurance proceeds to pay almost $150,000 in legal bills.

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Crown can’t block jailed employees from talking to class action lawyers over China crackdown
Class Actions 2019-05-08 3:08 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Lawyers for a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts have won their hard-fought battle to question ex-employees about the casino giant’s thwarted business in China, with a judge ruling Wednesday there would likely be a “serious adverse effect” on the administration of justice if they weren’t free to give evidence ahead of trial.

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