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BHP, Rio Tinto harassment class action members might number thousands, court told
Class Actions 2025-03-26 2:55 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

The lawyer representing applicants in sexual harassment and discrimination class actions against mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto has said there may be thousands of group members.

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Chief of staff to Deputy PM Richard Marles drops bullying case
Employment 2025-03-25 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

A former chief of staff to Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has resolved her case alleging she was forced out after complaints of bullying.

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Novartis loses appeal over patent for heart drug Entresto
Intellectual Property 2025-03-24 11:50 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Pharmacor will be allowed to sell a generic version of heart drug Entresto after the Full Court rejected Swiss drug giant Novartis’ appeal of a ruling that found an extension of the term of its patent for the drug was invalidly granted.

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Expect more declassing bids as class action landscape shifts, experts say
Class Actions 2025-03-21 4:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge recently made the rare decision to declass a representative case, and experts say we may see more of the difficult applications as class actions move into areas with greater variation in the circumstances of group members. 

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Nine in talks with CoStar about sale of Domain stake
Real Estate 2025-03-21 11:02 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Nine Entertainment has confirmed it is in talks with US real estate company CoStar over its proposal to buy the media company’s 60 per cent stake in real estate listing site Domain.

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Clough directors can’t lift lid on Forge liquidator’s evidence for examination
Construction 2025-03-20 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Directors of engineering company Clough can’t set eyes on evidence in support of a successful examination bid by Forge’s liquidator, two months before trial in the liquidator’s insider trading case.

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Judge shoots down Crown Group director’s objection to $500,000 payments
Construction 2025-03-18 11:14 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has found the liquidators for collapsed developer Crown Group would be justified in making $500,000 in payments to related companies Quay Group and Westport, over objections from a director that he was not consulted on a solicitor’s retainer.

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Contingency fees are relevant to class action transfer bids, High Court rules
Class Actions 2025-03-12 10:14 am By Christine Caulfield

A group costs order giving class action solicitors a percentage cut of the proceeds of a case is a factor in weighing whether proceedings should be transferred from Victoria to a state in which such an order could not operate, the High Court has ruled.

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High Court to rule on significance, and reach, of Victoria’s contingency fees
Class Actions 2025-03-11 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

Are group costs orders a factor in deciding a bid to transfer a class action? Can the orders survive the move to an inhospitable state? These questions are to be decided by the High Court Wednesday, in a ruling that will clarify the relevance and reach of Victoria’s contingency fee regime.

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‘Monumental waste of time’: Judge won’t hear summary dismissal bid in postgrads class action
Class Actions 2025-03-11 11:29 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge is not ready to hear a bid to summarily dismiss a “long and tortured” case alleging University of Sydney postgraduate students were underpaid, calling it a “monumental waste of time”.

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