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

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