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A court has signed off on a $2.4 million settlement in a class action against Carnival over a seven-day South Pacific voyage that sailed into a Category 5 cyclone.
A second law firm has lodged class actions against Coles and Woolworths on the back of the consumer regulator's claims that the supermarket giants' discount campaigns were misleading.
In deciding an evidentiary dispute in a shareholder class action against building materials giant Boral, a judge has sounded off over the increasing costs of expert evidence produced in group proceedings.
Energy company AGL is fighting a $25 million penalty imposed by a court for continuing to deduct payments from hundreds of welfare recipients after their accounts were closed.
Practitioners who ignore a new practice note on the use of AI programs should not expect the court's sympathy, the top judge in NSW has warned as the guidance comes into operation this week.
Australia's peak legal body has slammed the Albanese government's latest proposal to reform hate speech laws, which would create new offences and introduce mandatory minimum jail terms.
The rate of contingency fees granted out of the gate in class actions in Victoria's Supreme Court has shot up, and more than two dozen law firms are now vying for their chance at a tidy payday, according to a new report.
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Singapore real estate asset manager CapitaLand is still looking for an executive accused of stealing $2.7 million, eight months after securing freezing orders against him, a court has heard.
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A state parliament inquiry is underway into the supply of homes in regional Victoria amid a critical housing shortage.
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Law firm Maddocks has advised Simonds Group on its $10 million pick-up of Dennis Family Homes, an acquisition expected to generate $200 million in additional revenue for the homebuilder next year.