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Judge ‘troubled’, shock barrister exit on final days of Super Retail Group trial
Closing out Super Retail Group’s dispute with its former company secretaries was a shock exit by a barrister,...
13 December 2024
By Naomi Neilson
‘Disgusting’: Firm alleges shocking rejection of Super Retail Group settlement
The chairman of Harmers Workplace Lawyers has told a court of the contentious negotiations around an alleged settlement...
10 December 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Federal Court judge proposes media code of conduct
The Federal Court’s Justice Michael Lee, whose recent judgments include Lehrmann v Network Ten, has suggested a code...
02 December 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Velocity Rewards’ company secretary linked to Virgin class action
The investors behind a Virgin class action have said Velocity Rewards should be added because of the alleged role its...
13 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann’s new barrister hiding from trolls, court told
The senior counsel representing Bruce Lehrmann at his appeal hearing has asked to remain anonymous over a fear of...
07 November 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Centrelink, OnlyFans, and advertising revenue behind Lehrmann’s objection to security of costs
The lawyer for Bruce Lehrmann told the Federal Court the only way he could come up with $200,000 to secure his appeal...
15 October 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Super Retail Group wins leave to appeal suppression decision
Super Retail Group has been granted leave to appeal a Federal Court decision to toss out a suppression order that...
15 October 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Public interest concern not sufficient to restrain law firm, judge finds
Despite some public interest concerns, Justice Michael Lee was not prepared to restrain Harmers Workplace Lawyers from...
09 October 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Super Retail Group puts up fight over suppression orders
Super Retail Group – the company in a dispute with its former chief legal counsel – may appear before a full court...
20 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
‘Inconceivable’: Judge slams tardiness in Super Retail Group dispute
Justice Michael Lee came down hard on the lawyers behind a chief legal officer for missing a deadline that he said...
12 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann accuses former firm of wrongly taking $117k
In submissions that confused a judge and rendered opposing counsel speechless, Bruce Lehrmann accused his former firm...
06 September 2024
By Naomi Neilson
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Retailer slammed for bid to hide skirmish with chief legal officer
Amid attempts to suppress the media interest in a highly public dispute with its former chief legal officer, a major...
23 August 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Popular 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...
26 July 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Lehrmann details plans for appeal hearing
New representation and a bid to delay the mammoth costs order for his unsuccessful defamation trial are on the cards...
25 July 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Judge criticises class action lawyers for taking $2.5m from group members
A Federal Court judge criticised the legal practitioners behind a settlement approval application for taking six days...
06 May 2024
By Naomi Neilson
Judge criticises Ten for ‘misleading’ comments after Lehrmann win
A discussion about costs in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation matter became tense when Justice Michael Lee accused lawyers...
01 May 2024
By Naomi Neilson
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