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Silk Sue Chrysanthou must return brief in Christian Porter defamation case
ABC 2021-05-27 5:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has issued an injunction restraining barrister Sue Chrysanthou SC from acting for Christian Porter in his defamation case against the ABC.

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In ‘unusual’ damages claim, Nick Scali says Sparke Helmore should pay Allens fees
Acting Justice Monika Schmidt 2021-05-27 3:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Nick Scali is seeking damages against Sparke Helmore for alleged negligent advice in an intellectual property dispute.

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Court bars ex-Liberty Financial exec from jumping ship to competitor
Andrew Crocker 2021-05-27 1:12 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has issued a temporary injunction barring a former manager from non-bank lender Liberty Financial from moving over to a unit of the Wingate Group, after hearing the company was “start-up facsimile” of Liberty which aimed to become a competitor in the future.

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Government owes duty of care to protect children from climate change, court rules
Ashurst 2021-05-27 11:07 am By Miklos Bolza

The federal Minister for the Environment owes a duty of care to children who could suffer “catastrophic” harms from increased greenhouse gas emissions that would result from approving the expansion of Whitehaven’s Vickery coal mine, a judge has ruled.

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Conflict concerns raised over King & Wood Mallesons partner’s role in payments system review
Financial Services 2021-05-26 10:44 pm By Christine Caulfield

King & Wood Mallesons has come under fire over partner Scott Farrell’s role as head of a Treasury review into the Australian payments system, with a Sydney fintech claiming the law firm appears to have a conflict of interest.

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‘Very bad idea’: Barrister warned Chrysanthou about fallout if she took Porter brief
ABC 2021-05-26 8:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A junior barrister expressed concerns to Sue Chrysanthou SC about her acting for Christian Porter in his defamation proceedings against the ABC, saying friends of the women who accused him of rape were “behaving like a cult” and that there could be fallout in the media, a court has heard.

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Ben Roberts-Smith wins bid to split his case in upcoming defamation trial
Australian Government Solicitor 2021-05-26 3:01 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ben Roberts-Smith has won approval to split his case at the upcoming trial in his defamation case against three publishers over articles accusing him of war crimes, with a judge saying the seriousness of the allegations against him weighed in favour of the unorthodox move.

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‘It is an expensive business’: Christian Porter says defamation suit will be ‘massive’ financial drain
ABC 2021-05-26 12:23 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former attorney-general Christian Porter has dodged a question about whether his defamation lawsuit against the ABC and reporter Louise Milligan is being funded by third parties, saying he went into the litigation knowing the case would be a “massive drain” on his finances.

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In victory for Glencore, High Court won’t weigh in on landmark transfer pricing ruling
Andrew Roe 2021-05-26 11:03 am By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has denied the ATO’s request that it weigh in on Australia’s transfer pricing regime, leaving in place a Full Court victory for mining giant Glencore that left it paying $2 million of a $92 million bill relating to the sale of copper from a mine in Cobar, NSW.

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Arnott’s, Goodman Fielder lay down swords in ‘Plantry’ trade mark battle
Article 2021-05-26 8:50 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Arnott’s and Campbells have settled a lawsuit brought by Goodman Fielder accusing them of infringing its ‘Plantry’ mark under which it sells plant-based frozen meals, after the cookie company filed a cross-claim seeking to have the mark cancelled.

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