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James Ashby's $4.5m legal bill blows out

The Full Court of the Federal Court has dismissed James Ashby's appeal to recover more than $4 million in legal costs from the Commonwealth.

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YouTube videos of Ben Roberts-Smith trial cut after sensitive information exposed

The Federal Court will no longer upload regular YouTube videos of the high-profile defamation case of war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith, after "persons outside Australia" used them to publish information identifying sensitive witnesses.

ABC News

Live export ban class action costs could more than triple for federal government

Two years on from the Federal Court ruling in favour of the livestock industry, analysis finds compensation costs for the federal government could triple the original estimate.

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Coal class actions discontinued but question marks over other industries

End of coal class actions

Newcastle Herald

Cybersecurity risk ruling for fin services

RI Advice Group has breached its licence obligations by failing to have adequate risk management systems to manage its cybersecurity risks, a court has ruled.

AAP

Qantas going to High Court to avoid compo

An appeal court has backed a ruling that Qantas does not have to reinstate workers whose jobs were outsourced illegally, but it may have to pay penalties.

AAP

Qantas loses appeal on 'illegally' outsourcing jobs, with compensation and penalties awaiting

Qantas loses its appeal against a Federal Court decision that found the outsourcing of about 2,000 ground crew workers was illegal, and now waits to hear how much in compensation it needs to pay workers, and pay in penalties.

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Bob Brown Foundation loses federal court bid to stop MMG mine tailing dams in Tarkine over masked owl concerns

The Bob Brown Foundation loses its Federal Court bid to halt preliminary works for a controversial mine tailings dam inside the takayna/Tarkine rainforest in Tasmania's west.

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Neighbors from hell, unvaccinated prison staff, and unconscionable sentences.

Reason

Doctor wins appeal over Chelmsford claims

A doctor has won the right to launch a fresh defamation action against HarperCollins and a journalist over claims about his time at Chelmsford hospital.

AAP

Former SAS soldier who gave evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith trial charged with obstructing and causing harm to war crimes investigators

The former elite soldier, who previously gave evidence in the Ben Roberts-Smith defamation trial, has appeared in court, charged with obstructing and intimidating one Commonwealth official and harming another.

ABC News

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Flea collars, bachelors, and data scraping.

Reason

Former soldier called to give evidence for Ben Roberts-Smith denies giving false account in return for ongoing payment of his legal fees

A former SAS patrol commander tells the Federal Court that he only found out this week that Mr Roberts-Smith's employer, billionaire businessman Kerry Stokes, has been paying his legal fees since 2020.

ABC News

Judge relied on 'improper, odd' evidence from witness to remove Christian Porter's lawyer in ABC trial, court told

The decision to prevent Sue Chrysanthou from representing the former federal attorney-general against the ABC cost Christian Porter more than $400,000.

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Husband of Melissa Caddick stakes claim to a share of the millions she owned in property, luxury cars and jewellery

Anthony Koletti has submitted a claim to the Federal Court for a cut of Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick's assets, including property, luxury cars and designer jewellery.

Reason

Federal Court Rules Against CDC Transportation Mask Mandate

The decision holds that the CDC exceeded its legal authority. But it may be vulnerable to reversal on appeal.

AAP

Roberts-Smith's witness opposes key claims

The first SAS witness to testify on Ben Roberts-Smith's behalf in the Federal Court has contradicted a number of key allegations the VC recipient faces.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Negligent investigation, racketeering, and gambling in Vegas.

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ACCC accuses Honda of misleading customers and causing harm to two dealerships

The consumer watchdog has launched Federal Court action against Honda Australia, accusing the car company of misleading customers and causing harm to two former authorised dealerships.

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Palmer, WA premier seek aggravated damages

Billionaire Clive Palmer and West Australian Premier Mark McGowan are each seeking aggravated damages in their defamation case before the Federal Court.

Reason

Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Heat waves, raucous parties, and cemetery discretion.

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John Quigley 'corrects' evidence in defamation case involving Clive Palmer and Mark McGowan

John Quigley returns to the Federal Court to "correct" evidence he gave in defamation proceedings involving the WA Premier and Clive Palmer, with the judge saying Mr Palmer's lawyers were drawing "a bit of a long bow" by saying Mr Quigley was deceitful.

AAP

7-Eleven's $98m class action bill approved

The Federal Court has published its reasons for approving a $98 million class settlement to be paid out by convenience chain 7-Eleven.

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Government to challenge High Court ruling that Indigenous people cannot be considered aliens

The federal government will use an appeal hearing to challenge an earlier High Court ruling that effectively put Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people beyond the reach of immigration laws, even if they were born overseas and did not have Australian citizenship.

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Raft of former Liberal politicians, staffers included in government appointments

The government has appointed judges, board members and new heads of organisations in recent days, before the federal election is likely called later this week.

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