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Big Law 11 October 2024 ByLauren CroftSantos’ ‘silencing tactics’ raise concerns

Greenpeace Australia has warned against the “aggressive legal tactics” used by Santos in the Federal Court recently,...

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Politics 27 September 2024 ByJerome DoraisamyAn appeal, brought by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to shield...

An appeal, brought by Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to shield ministerial documents from being sought via freedom of...

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Big Law 23 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonNo winners in Qantas, union’s costs fight

After a failed dispute over which pilots should be assigned to a lucrative aircraft, Qantas and the union for long-haul...

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Big Law 12 September 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLatham’s sexually explicit tweet defamed Greenwich, court rules

A court found Mark Latham defamed political rival Alexander Greenwich in an offensive and sexually explicit tweet.

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Big Law 21 August 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLawyer’s ‘ragbag’ submissions must be tossed, Fortescue says

Counsel for Fortescue argued Element Zero’s lawyer took a “scattergun” approach to his submissions and forced the...

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Big Law 09 August 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonFortescue, Element Zero lawyers hurl accusations in tense hearing

Counsel for Fortescue and Element Zero slung accusations about the other’s case in court, including claims of a...

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Big Law 06 August 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonSpying, privacy invasions plague Fortescue hearing, lawyers claim

The lawyers on both sides of Fortescue’s intellectual property fight made a number of disclosures in newly released...

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Big Law 26 July 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonPopular weedkiller Roundup not linked to cancer, court finds

A class action that alleged one of the world’s biggest-selling weedkillers caused a type of cancer has failed.

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Big Law 23 July 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonAmex hit with $8m penalty for David Jones credit cards

Amex was ordered to pay an $8 million fine for credit cards sold in David Jones stores in the Australian Securities and...

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Big Law 19 July 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonSydney solicitor hit with $1m penalty for misleading creditor scheme

A Sydney solicitor who promoted a “false and misleading” asset protection scheme was handed a $1 million penalty,...

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