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‘Risks in every case’: Judge questions contingency fee in IAG class action
Insurance 2024-12-05 4:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned a contingency fee bid by Slater & Gordon in a class action against Insurance Australia, saying the risks of the case were inherent to almost every class action.

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NRMA faces whistleblower case by former in-house lawyer
Employment 2024-12-05 5:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurer NRMA faces a Fair Work case by a former in-house lawyer who alleges she was dismissed after making a whistleblower complaint.

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RAMS franchisees call out ‘old school litigation’ in class action
Franchises 2024-12-05 3:41 pm By Sam Matthews

RAMS franchisees have called out the Westpac unit for “old school litigation,” as they seek information about alleged anomalies in home loan applications that led to the nixing of their franchise agreements.

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Transport for NSW loses appeal over land acquisition near Sydney airport
Appeals 2024-12-09 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has found Transport for NSW was not empowered to compulsorily acquire land for the ‘public purpose’ of the Western Sydney Airport. 

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iSignthis wins fight to bring evidence of offers to settle with ASIC
ASIC 2024-12-05 11:54 pm By Andy Sidler

Hoping for a discounted penalty, fintech iSignthis has won its bid to adduce evidence of without prejudice offers it made to reach a resolution with ASIC before the regulator took it to court.

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Judge boots Queensland energy class action, says ‘profit maximisation’ not unlawful
Class Actions 2024-12-04 12:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A competition class action against Stanwell and CS Energy has been tossed, with a judge finding the power companies’ conduct was legitimate “profit maximisation behaviour”. 

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Pauline Hanson can’t get discount on costs in Greens senator’s case
Human Rights 2024-12-04 3:28 pm By Sam Matthews

Pauline Hanson’s argument that Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi should have brought her discrimination case in a cheaper jurisdiction has not persuaded the Federal Court.

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High Court won’t weigh in on abandoned $185M NSW development
Construction 2024-12-06 11:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined a request by Shinetec for it to weigh in a dispute over an abandoned $185 million development in Gosford, NSW.

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Acciona loses bid to transfer suit over $511M waste-to-energy plant
Construction 2024-12-06 11:40 pm By Andy Sidler

Spanish infrastructure giant Acciona has lost its bid to transfer a dispute over a $511 million waste-to-energy facility in East Rockingham, with a judge finding no overlap with another matter in the Federal Court. 

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Nuix class action judge rejects bid to close shareholder class action up to trial
Class Actions 2024-12-04 11:19 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has made a class closure order in a shareholder case against software company Nuix and underwriter Macquarie Capital, but rejected a bid to keep the order in operation until trial.

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