Gunns' legal document "baffling"

Julian Burnside, QC, is one of a number lawyers representing 20 environmentalists being sued for millions by Tasmanian logging giant Gunns. The lawyers have asked Victorian Supreme Court judge to reject the 360-page statement of claim.

Mr Burnside said the amended statement of claim, which replaced the original one of 216 pages, was "so defective it should not be received by the court" and "leaves the reader baffled. It is almost beyond comprehension".