$25,000 per day for Neil Young KC in Epic Games lawsuit

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• Epic Games case against Google and Apple: Competition law guns line up [AFR paywall]

  Neil Young, KC, will charge over $25,000 a day for his services in the court fight between Epic Games, Apple and Google. He’s just one of the top silks involved in the 16-week case.
   

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  • The AFR reports that 18 counsel are appearing in the matter. Other silks appearing include Nick De Young QC, Matthew Darke SC, Cameron Moore SC and Stephen Free SC.
     

  • Background to the matter here - Epic Games takes on Apple and Google in Australia over alleged misuse of market power | Apple | The Guardian
     

• HWL Ebsworth chief Juan Martinez dead at 64 [AFR paywall]

  Australia's largest legal partnership, HWL Ebsworth, is facing a succession crisis after its dynamic leader Juan Martinez died suddenly from a suspected heart attack, aged 64
   

• More than 170 immigration detainees could be freed if Australian government loses high court challenge | Australian immigration and asylum | The Guardian
   

• WA Ombudsman defends spending hundreds of dollars on chauffeur-driven trips of two kilometres
   

• Uber 'flouted the law' for years, say experts. Now the tech giant is paying the price and faces more pressure to 'clean up its act' - ABC News
   

• Qantas workers suffered depression after being illegally sacked, compensation hearing told | Australia news | The Guardian
   

• Murder accused awaits bail decision over interference concerns with 35 potential witnesses, court hears
   

• Queensland farming lobby launches legal challenge against Great Artesian Basin carbon capture trial | Australia news | The Guardian
   

• ‘Fancy cars and flashy yachts’: criminals living the high life targeted by Victoria’s unexplained wealth laws | Victoria | The Guardian
   

• Queensland passes new forensic laws after thousands of DNA samples forced to be re-tested | Queensland | The Guardian
   

• Call to cut lawyers’ HECS debts in Alice [The Australian paywall]

  Australia’s peak legal body has called on the Albanese government to cut student loans dramatically for lawyers willing to travel to Alice Springs – because of a shortage.

• ‘Graphic’ porn disrupts Supreme Court trial [Herald Sun paywall]

  A Supreme Court hearing was thrown into chaos after a group of rowdy online spectators tuning into Dr Valerie Peers’ trial started broadcasting porn to the courtroom.
   

Editor’s picks

• A new edition of the Qld Bar Association publication ‘Hearsay’ has been released. Below are some articles included in the most recent edition:
   

  • Generative AI and the Bar - A Long Way from the Horse and Cart but still a Fair Way to Travel! - Hearsay
     

  • 10 Minutes with...ChatGPT - Hearsay
     

  • Wrong Side of the Law: What Raised Judges’ Ire in 2023 - Hearsay
     

  • Queenslanders at the PNG Bar: Wear a Coloured Shirt at Your Peril! - Hearsay
     

  • Opening Addresses in Criminal Trials - Hearsay
     

• Site blocking orders for major telcos – Proctor
   

  • a copy of the judgement of Nicholas J can be found here - Roadshow Films Pty Ltd v Telstra Limited [2024] FCA 246
     

• A culture of silence? – the use of NDAs in workplace sexual harassment claims - KWM
   

• Podcast - Think Foley's: When is a Conviction Spent? Advising Clients on the Spent Convictions Act and Related Legislation on Apple Podcasts
   

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