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BlueScope Steel cartel trial will be online, as Australian judge raises fairness concerns

By James Panichi ( July 29, 2021, 01:52 GMT | Insight) -- BlueScope Steel’s six-week cartel trial is set to become Australia’s first antitrust case to be heard entirely online, with a judge today preparing to rule that both lawyers and witnesses in the case should appear via video link rather than in court to allow for Covid-19 travel bans. In a Federal Court of Australia hearing this morning, Judge Michael O’Bryan said that a hybrid model allowing some lawyers and witnesses to appear in person and others beamed into the court gave rise to concerns over fairness, meaning that all appearances should be by video link.BlueScope Steel’s six-week cartel trial is set to become Australia’s first antitrust case to be heard entirely online, with a judge today preparing to rule that both lawyers and witnesses in the case should appear via video link rather than in court to allow for Covid-19 travel bans....

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