Press Releases

07/01/06 Gunns Writ Defendant Internationally Acclaimed
"Young filmmaker and Gunns writ defendant Heidi Douglas has won the Katherine Knight Award at the Earthvision International Environmental Film Festival, held in Santa Cruz, California..."
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23/09/05 Louise Morris, Gunns20 defendant, named in second lawsuit over forest campaigning in Tasmania
"Louise Morris, defendant #8 in the Gunns Ltd lawsuit, lodged a defence in the Tasmanian Supreme Court today in response to a civil lawsuit from Tasmanian based logging company, Harback Logging Pty Ltd that has been brought against her..."
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18/07/05 Tas forest battle reinvigorated as court rules against Gunns
"The campaign to protect the remainder of Tasmania's old growth forests was given a boost today as Justice Bongiorno struck out the Statement of Claim brought by woodchipping company Gunns Ltd against 20 groups and individuals arising out of the campaign to protect Tasmania's forests..."
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18/07/05: GUNNS 20 VICTORY - Statement of Claim Struck Out
"The Tasmanian Greens today welcomed the Judgement by Justice Bongiorno in the Supreme Court in Melbourne to strike out Gunns' statement of claim against the Gunns 20..."
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06/07/05: Court argument concludes over Gunns' "incomprehensible" statement of claim
"The first serious argument in the mammoth case of Gunns v environmentalists concludes today in the Victorian Supreme Court. Final submissions will be heard this afternoon following three days of argument..."
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04/07/05: "GUNNS20" hearing today
"A Hearing has been set down by Justice Bongiorno for today in the matter of Gunns Ltd & others v Marr & others (the 'Gunns20') in the Victorian Supreme Court. Various Defendants will be seeking parts of the statement of claim to be struck out at this hearing..."
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