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Plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer faces new suit over alleged botched liposuction
Healthcare 2023-09-20 11:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer, who is facing a class action by 1,000 former patients, has been hit with a new lawsuit alleging he performed a negligent liposuction and fat transfer procedure, which left a woman with disfigurement, necrosis and nerve damage.

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In loss for Clayton Utz, court finds no power to undertake assessment of $1.5M bill
Business of Law 2023-09-19 3:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Clayton Utz has lost its appeal of a costs assessment in a contractual dispute for which it billed $1.46 million in legal fees, allegedly five times more than the other partiesā€™ legal bill.

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Judge’s self-executing order tossing false imprisonment case ‘draconian’: appeals court
Appeals 2023-09-19 11:23 pm By Christine Caulfield

A self-executing order dismissing a womanā€™s false imprisonment claim against the State of Victoria after a single attempt at pleading was ā€œdraconianā€, an appeals court has found.

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Serious harm question won’t be heard first in defamation case over ‘cyberslaves’ doco
Defamation 2023-09-19 2:40 pm By Sam Matthews

The publishers of The Australian and Al Jazeera have failed to persuade a judge to hold a preliminary hearing on the question of whether the nephew of the former prime minister of Cambodia suffered serious harm as a result of publications he says painted him as a criminal.

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Ex-NAB general manager worked 72-hour weeks, lawsuit says
Financial Services 2023-09-18 10:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The National Australia Bank has been hit with a lawsuit by a former general manager, who alleges the bank forced him to work unreasonable additional hours and told him to ā€˜flushā€™ loan applications.Ā 

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Compensation for Privacy Act breaches requires class members to prove loss: judge
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2023-09-18 4:35 pm By Sam Matthews

Victims of privacy breaches must demonstrate actual loss and damage to be eligible for compensation, according to a judge who has given asylum seekers who secured a ruling from the Privacy Commissioner a second chance at proving loss from theĀ public disclosure of their personal information.

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‘Irrational’ coal mine approval flies in the face of climate science, court told
Environment 2023-09-18 10:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersekā€™s decision to greenlight the expansion of two mega coal mines in NSW was contrary to findings by the ā€œentire community of climate scientists around the globeā€, a court has heard.Ā 

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High Court to clarify availability of pooling orders
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-09-18 9:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has agreed to take up a case by a liquidator for two related NSW printing companies that could settle the question of whether pooling orders are available for businesses with common right to sue.

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High Court won’t step in to revive Energy Beverages’ ‘Motherland’ trade mark
Intellectual Property 2023-09-18 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The maker of Mother Energy drinks has failed to convince the High Court that it should weigh in on its long-running intellectual property spat with Vittoria Coffee, which ended in the removal of its ‘Motherland’ trade mark.

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Winner of J&J class action settlement gig beats back challenger
Class Actions 2023-09-15 11:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The runner-up in a contest to administer Johnson & Johnson’s $300 million settlement of two pelvic mesh class actions has lost a challenge to a decision awarding the prize to the team of Slater & Gordon, BDO and the firm of former Shine Lawyers solicitor Jan Saddler.

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