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Ex-Norton Rose partner wants to appeal leave to appeal in long-running dispute
Employment 2019-10-02 10:27 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

Lawyers for Norton Rose Fulbright have flagged their “very real concerns” about further delays to a long-running dispute with a former partner, who has indicated the will try to appeal a ruling partially granting him leave to appeal a discovery decision in the case.

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Full Federal Court dismisses Linfox’s $45M fuel tax challenge as ‘too weak’
Tax 2019-09-05 2:42 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

The Full Federal Court has dismissed Linfox’s $45 million fuel tax credit appeal, finding the Australian logistics company’s argument was ‘too weak or uncertain’ to conclude that it was being over-taxed on major toll roads across the country.

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Iluka class action saved as new funder signs on
Class Actions 2019-09-05 1:38 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A shareholder class action against mineral sands producer Iluka Resources has locked in litigation funding, ending months of uncertainty about the fate of the proceedings.

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Ex-Norton Rose partner wins six-month delay of ‘ludicrous’ trial start date
Employment 2019-09-04 9:38 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

Norton Rose Fulbright will have to wait another six months before a long-running dispute with a former partner will be heard, after the ex-employee successfully argued it would be “ludicrous” for the trial to proceed.

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Third judge in Norton Rose ex-partner dispute refuses to step down amid accusations of ‘absurdly obtuse’ bias
Employment 2019-08-29 9:39 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

The third judge assigned to oversee a lawsuit filed against law firm Norton Rose Fulbright by a former partner has refused to recuse himself on the grounds of apprehended bias, despite being accused of behaviour that was “grossly disrespectful”, “absurdly obtuse” and “fundamentally lacking in logic”.

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Linfox appeals $45M fuel tax fight to Full Federal Court
Tax 2019-08-08 10:56 pm By Amelia Birnie Sydney

Australian logistics company Linfox has taken its $45 million fuel tax credit challenge to the Full Federal Court, arguing its trucks are being over-taxed on major toll roads across the country.

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Docs seized in AFP raid of convicted land mogul’s offices can be handed to liquidators
Restructuring & Insolvency 2019-08-07 8:25 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Full Federal Court has dismissed two appeals by convicted land mogul Allen Caratti seeking to prevent liquidators of five of his companies from obtaining documents seized in two 2015 raids by the Australian Federal Police.

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Law Institute of Victoria sacked former GM for taking time off, lawsuit claims
Employment 2019-01-30 1:01 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

The former general manager of compliance at the Law Institute of Victoria has taken the peak legal body to court, alleging she was dismissed in breach of the Fair Work Act after taking sick leave.

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