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Maurice Blackburn wants a 35 per cent cut of any settlement in a class action against the operator of sports betting sites Ladbrokes and Neds -- 2 per cent higher than a group costs order in a similar case against Sportsbet -- telling the court there was likely to be a "smaller pie".
A class action against Queensland and two hospitals on behalf of First Nations people alleging institutional racism must plead a comparator group by which their treatment is to be measured, a court has said.
ASIC has lost its appeal of a failed bid to strike out of parts of mining magnate Clive Palmer’s claim that he was subject to an unlawful examination by the regulator, with a judge finding the pleading properly identified the ASIC officers involved.
Wotton Kearney has entered into a partnership with legal services provider SynLaw that will allow Commonwealth agencies to brief the firm’s lawyers on public law matters alongside SynLaw.
The High Court has knocked back shipping company CSL Australia’s attempt to avoid paying millions of dollars in damages after its cement carrier crashed into two tugboats docked in a Tasmanian port.
The developer behind a Sydney housing project at the centre of a class action has warned that the plaintiffs’ proposed amendments to the case could jeopardise the start date of trial in the case.
Mayne Pharma cannot access invoices from Cosette’s solicitors at Corrs Chambers Westgarth, with a judge saying he was not hopeful that they would help to resolve a costs fight related to litigation over their collapsed $672 million merger.
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The developer pf Sydney's Crowne Plaza Hotel has won its spat with the owners of the adjoining Bathurst 60 apartment complex over an annual general meeting, with a court finding the 2025 meeting was validly convened.
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An appeals court has tossed a challenge to a judgment against Polyaire, the lessee of an industrial premises in Sydney, after a judge found the air conditioning wholesaler was responsible for a fire that ignited after pellets were left exposed to the rain and sun.
A labour hire firm operated by BHP units has won a fight with a union over public holiday allowances and shift lengths for black coal mine workers, with an appeals court finding it's not necessary for workers to have the same holidays off.