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‘I never struck any woman’: Ben Roberts-Smith denies punching ex-girlfriend in Canberra hotel room
Anna Mitchelmore 2021-06-25 8:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has denied claims that he assaulted a woman with whom he was having an affair and took naked photos of her while she was unconscious after attending a Parliament House function in March 2018.

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Optus owner sues Telstra, former VP who jumped ship
Hall & Wilcox 2021-06-25 7:07 pm By Miklos Bolza

Singapore-based telecommunications giant Singtel, which owns Optus, has launched a copyright lawsuit seeking discovery from a former vice-president who jumped ship to Telstra.

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EY sued for negligence over Coca-Cola Amatil’s $40M sale of SPC
Accounting 2021-06-25 5:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

Consulting firm EY is facing legal action for allegedly making inaccurate and misleading statements ahead of the 2019 sale by Coca-Cola Amatil of its fruit processing business SPC.

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Christian Porter appeals removal of silk from defamation case against ABC
Appeals 2021-06-25 5:29 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Christian Porter has appealed a ruling that barred silk Sue Chrysanthou from representing him in his now-settled defamation lawsuit against the ABC over its coverage of historical rape allegations.

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Group members can switch law firms in Monsanto class action
Agriculture 2021-06-25 1:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

A dozen group members can opt out of Maurice Blackburn’s Roundup class action against Monsanto and switch to a competing class action being run by Sydney-based LHD Lawyers that was closed and temporarily stayed in May last year.

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Qantas workers lose bid for High Court hearing over use of JobKeeper subsidy
Appeals 2021-06-25 1:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court on Friday denied special leave to three unions representing Qantas workers that sought to challenge a Federal Court ruling for the airline in a dispute over the operation of last year’s COVID-19 JobKeeper wage subsidy.

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Dossier of Christian Porter’s alleged rape victim released by court in case against silk
Bret Walker 2021-06-24 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

The dossier by the woman who accused former Attorney-General Christian Porter of rape has been made public in a case brought by the woman’s friend against his star defamation barrister.

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How Adero Law’s Rory Markham revived IR class actions
Adero Law 2021-06-24 9:58 pm By Miklos Bolza

With roots in middle-class Canberra, Adero Law’s managing director Rory Markham takes pride in his role reinvigorating the industrial relations class action and putting pressure on companies to pay their staff on time and in full.

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Deloitte settles partner’s age discrimination lawsuit
Accounting 2021-06-24 5:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Deloitte has agreed to settle a $3.8 million lawsuit brought by a partner that challenged the accounting firm’s mandatory retirement policy.

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Ben Roberts-Smith admits emailing SAS witness about compound where alleged murders took place
Anna Mitchelmore 2021-06-24 4:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ben Roberts-Smith has told a court that he exchanged emails with SAS witnesses about a compound where he was alleged to have murdered a man with a prosthetic leg in the lead-up to his defamation trial.

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