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‘Replete with error’: Firm fights $5.4M security order in Macquarie class action
A law firm is challenging an order that it pay $5.4 million in a class action against Macquarie Leasing as security for the lender's costs, saying concerns about its borrowing capacity were “theoretical and speculative.”
Firm fees, funder’s cut slashed in $180M stolen wages class action settlement
A judge has approved a settlement of up to $180.4 million in a stolen wages class action against the WA government but slashed the law firm's fees and funder's commission.
Lander & Rogers denies taking adverse action against wheelchair user
Lander & Rogers has denied a former practice group manager's claims that the firm engaged in a dodgy invoicing scheme and took adverse action against him after he began using a wheelchair.
Dominique Grubisa’s companies illegally scraped court websites: OAIC
The OAIC has found two companies connected to wealth guru Dominique Grubisa breached privacy laws by scraping data from court websites for a client lead list used to target vulnerable people.
Court approves landmark $75M detention centre class action settlement
A judge has given the green light to a $75 million settlement in Tasmania’s first class action, brought against the state by former child detainees of the Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
Burger ad beef between McDonald’s, Hungry Jack’s done
Fast food giant McDonald’s has resolved its dispute over misleading burger ads by Hungry Jack's, ending a heated four-year courtroom battle.
Katy Perry wins appeal in trade mark fight with Aussie designer
The Full Court has overturned a finding that singer Katy Perry infringed an Australian fashion designer's 'Katie Perry' mark, finding the designer knew of the pop star when she registered the mark.
Second judge has rosier view of claims in class action over $85M development
The judge overseeing a class action over the $85 million sale of a Sydney development has expressed a more favourable view of the plaintiffs’ claims than a judge who denied them an interim injunction.
Pharmacor says AstraZeneca’s Brilinta patent should not have been extended
As it fends off a suit by AstraZeneca seeking to block the sale of a cheaper version of Brilinta, generics maker Pharmacor claims a patent for the heart attack drug should not have been extended.
Clyde & Co sued by insurers over indemnity advice
Clyde & Co has been hit with a lawsuit by insurers who say they were wrongly advised to indemnify a builder in a legal dispute.