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Ex-Orix boss drops fight over set-off defence
Employment 2022-09-16 11:52 pm By Christine Caulfield

The sacked CEO of Orix Australia has abandoned his challenge to a ruling allowing a set-off defence for the fleet management company in his case for unpaid leave entitlements and penalties.

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Class action numbers hit four-year low, but securities cases rise: report
Class Actions 2022-09-15 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

The past financial year saw 54 class actions filed in Australia — the lowest number since 2017/2018, a new report shows.

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Inquiry into Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries calls for public input
Policy and Regulation 2022-09-13 11:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

The inquiry into former prime minister Scott Morrison’s appointment as shadow minister of five government portfolios is now seeking public submissions.

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Banksia class action silk’s wife bound by damning judgment, court told
Class Actions 2022-09-09 11:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Companies associated with the wife of disgraced senior barrister Norman O’Bryan are stuck with the findings of last year’s excoriating judgment against the Banksia class action legal team despite their status as third parties, a court has heard.

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Dye & Durham wins ACCC blessing for $2.9B Link acquisition
Corporate 2022-09-08 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

Software company Dye & Durham has secured the approval of the competition regulator for its proposed acquisition of technology services provider Link Group under the condition it sell its Australian business.

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Lawyers, funder come to blows in Montara oil spill class action
Class Actions 2022-09-07 11:17 pm By Christine Caulfield

A fight has broken out between the litigation funder and the lawyers representing 15,000 seaweed farmers in a class action against oil exploration company PTTEP Australia over a spill at its Montara oil field in the Timor Sea.

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Sacked partner in Lendlease ‘tax dodge’ suit not a protected whistleblower, court told
Employment 2022-09-06 11:14 pm By Christine Caulfield

The protective scope of whistleblower laws will be tested in a $13 million suit brought by a former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner allegedly sacked for complaining about the tax avoidance strategy of construction giant Lendlease, the advisory firm’s biggest client.

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Top UK firm dragged into feud between law firm founding partners
Business of Law 2022-09-05 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

London firm Mishcon de Reya faces a lawsuit alleging the firm knowingly assisted a founding partner of Lipman Karas to breach his duties when it reached an agreement to open a Hong Kong office.

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MinterEllison snags leading superannuation lawyer from Herbert Smith Freehills
Financial Services 2022-09-05 11:20 pm By Christine Caulfield

MinterEllison has recruited financial services and superannuation law expert Ruth Stringer to lead the national super practice she established some 20 years ago.

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Class action filed over police use of capsicum spray on IMARC protestors
Class Actions 2022-09-02 12:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

A class action has been filed targeting Victoria Police’s use of capsicum spray and excessive force against protestors at the International Mining and Resources Conference in Melbourne three years ago.

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