Articles
Gunns Apply to Continue Claim - 27 Feb 2007
On 27 February 2007 in the Supreme Court of Victoria- Melbourne, Justice Bongiorno heard Gunns' application to continue their claim against 13 individuals and 2 organisation (see transcript attached). The Judge will present his decision at a time and date to be announced.
Directions Hearing - 9 February 2007
A Directions Hearing in the Gunns case was held on 9 February in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Melbourne. This followed a Directions Hearings on 25 January 2007.
On 9 February it was determined by His Honour Justice Bongiorno that the claim against Doctors for Native Forests be dismissed. Gunns were ordered to pay the full legal costs of Doctors for Native Forests.
-Greens dropped from the case – Corporate claims dropped. 14 Dec 2006
On Wednesday 13th December, a day before the 2nd anniversary of the case, Gunns' lawyers confirmed all claims against Australian Greens Leader Bob Brown and Tasmanian Greens leader Peg Putt have been dropped. In addition all corporate claims have been dropped. These related to accusations that defendants had damaged Gunns business by lobbying Japanese woodchip buyers and Gunns’ banks and causing the removal of Gunns from the Banksia Foundation environment awards.
Imagine being sued for caring
Please take the time to watch a short film about the Tasmanian logging industry and the Gunns20 defendants using the below links
Imagine being sued for caring
part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i692EviZpIk
Media coverage of the decision to strike out version 3, 28 Aug 2006.
Media coverage relating to the decision of Justice Buongiorno of the Victorian Supreme Court, 28 August, striking out Gunns statement of claim number 3.
Rumble in the Jungle
Read an article by Gwyn Topham in UK newspaper The Guardian, about the case. June 28 2006
http://society.guardian.co.uk/societyguardian/story/0,,1806971,00.html
August 2006 state of play
The following is an overview of the last few month of the case....For up to date information on the latest statements please refer to 'Three new proposed statements of claim' which is located above this listing. The next court date is scheduled for 15 December 2006.
Saving forests in an era of company writs and sedition
"Is protecting the environment an act of sedition? The question is not just rhetorical - it comes out of concerns raised that the proposed new anti-terrorism laws would render ordinary democratic practices illegal..."
Human face of writ agony fronts Gunns. Oct 2005
From The Mercury
Human face of writ agony fronts Gunns
By NICK CLARK
28oct05
IT was expected that Gunns' plummeting share price and the proposed pulp mill would be raised at the company's annual meeting in Launceston yesterday.
