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Ex-BCEG directors claw back costs after shaving $12.5M off judgment
Anna Mitchelmore 2023-05-04 2:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Two ex-directors of Chinese construction and engineering firm BCEG who were found to have defrauded the company have succeeded in clawing back a portion of their costs of a partially successful appeal which reduced the amount owing to their former employee by around $12.5 million.

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Australian Open ‘let’ device maker hit with $350,000 judgment for patent infringement
Entertainment 2023-05-01 12:18 pm By Sam Matthews

A German company and its director have been ordered to pay over $350,000 in damages to the patent holder of a infringing device used to detect ‘lets’ in tennis that was used at the Australian Open for three years.

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Bruce Lehrmann wins bid to bring late defamation cases against News Corp, Ten
Defamation 2023-04-28 12:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann has won his bid to bring defamation cases against News Corp and Network Ten despite the expiry of a 12-month limitation period.

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Decision looming on Lehrmann defamation cases against News Corp, Ten
Defamation 2023-04-11 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann will learn this week whether his defamation cases against News Corp and Network Ten can proceed despite the expiration of a 12-month limitations period.

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Lehrmann says ABC defamed him with live broadcast of Higgins’ Press Club speech
ABC 2023-04-06 5:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has accused the Australian Broadcasting Corporation of a “contemptuous attempt” to prejudice the jury in a criminal trial over his alleged rape of former colleague Brittany Higgins in Parliament House.

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Bruce Lehrmann files defamation case against the ABC
ABC 2023-04-05 11:58 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Former Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann has filed defamation proceedings against the ABC, the third such lawsuit he has brought after suing Ten and a News Corp Unit over publications airing the rape allegations of his former colleague Brittany Higgins.

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Nine accused of dragging feet in surgeon’s defamation case
Defamation 2023-03-31 4:21 pm By Sam Matthews

Nine has won more time to file its evidence in advance of a six-week trial in defamation proceedings by surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis, despite a judge noting its “under-resourcing” of the matter, which the court heard could involve the broadcaster calling up to 40 witnesses.

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Beauty brand McPherson’s denies ASIC case over Dr LeWinn sales forecast
ASIC 2023-03-28 9:49 pm By Sam Matthews

Beauty giant McPherson’s has denied ASIC’s claims that it misled the market and breached its disclosure obligations in 2020, arguing that a document showing sales of its Dr LeWinn’s line were down by $21 million was a draft that couldn’t have been used to revise a financial forecast.

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Judge slams ‘fishing expedition’ for AFP report in Lehrmann defamation case
Barry Dean 2023-03-23 1:46 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a bid by The Project presenter Lisa Wilkinson to discover a 39,000-page AFP report outlining the contents of accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann’s phone, calling it “a classic fishing expedition.”

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‘Got any gear’: Court releases Lehrmann texts on day Higgins rape claims aired
Defamation 2023-03-17 9:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann texted friends “you got any gear” and “need bags” on the day former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins went public with rape allegations on an episode of The Project.

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