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Global law firm may face breach of trust claim over $27M award
Arbitration 2020-04-28 8:40 pm By Alison Eveleigh

A law firm with a global footprint is facing a possible breach of trust lawsuit in relation to $27 million it held as security for costs in an international arbitration.

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Government loses case claiming $325M over generic Plavix delay
Intellectual Property 2020-04-28 6:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

A court has dismissed a claim by the Australian Government for $325 million against pharmaceutical companies Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb allegedly owed for excess subsidies it paid for blood-thinner Plavix as a result of an interlocutory injunction blocking a generic version of the blockbuster drug.

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Qantas sued for denying sick leave to stood-down workers
COVID-19 2020-04-28 3:33 pm By Miklos Bolza

Qantas breached the Fair Work Act by failing to pay personal carers leave and compassionate leave to employees stood down in response to the coronavirus pandemic, including one battling cancer and another awaiting triple bypass surgery, a court has heard.

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Landmark ruling nixing class closure orders likely to reach High Court
Analysis 2020-04-23 9:10 pm By Christine Caulfield

A ruling Wednesday that struck down class closure orders — a device used by judges in class actions for the past two decades — has split the courts in Australia and is expected to head to the High Court.

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Courts don’t have power to make class closure orders, appeals court says
Class Actions 2020-04-22 6:30 pm By Miklos Bolza

An appeals court has overturned a ruling ordering class closure in seven representative proceedings against car makers over defective Takata airbags, finding courts do not have the power to make class closure orders.

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Law firms step up pro bono efforts amid COVID-19 pandemic
Business of Law 2020-04-21 1:10 pm By Miklos Bolza

As the COVID-19 crisis leaves tens of thousands unemployed and charities struggling, law firms are responding by offering assistance to those in need through expanded pro bono work and community outreach programs that provide assistance to the country’s most vulnerable people.

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Ashurst to cut partner, staff salaries by 20 per cent
Business of Law 2020-04-16 9:18 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Ashurst will cut partner and staff salaries by 20 per cent to brace for an anticipated slowdown in the markets where it operates due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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High Court quashes AFP warrant used to raid News Corp journalistā€™s home
Media 2020-04-15 8:06 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has quashed a search warrant obtained by the Australian Federal Police and used to raid a News Corp journalistā€™s home, but did not go so far as to order the return or destruction of documents obtained in the raid.

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Coronavirus drags the legal profession into the 21st century
Business of Law 2020-04-06 8:16 pm By Miklos Bolza

The coronavirus has forged changes in the legal profession that will outlast the pandemic itself, leading to greater flexibility and efficiencies in an industry steeped in tradition and notably slow to adopt new technologies, sources told Lawyerly.

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Innovation in the time of COVID-19: How the legal industry is helping clients in a global pandemic
Business of Law 2020-04-03 5:42 pm By Miklos Bolza

As law firms and funders scramble to keep up with COVID-19’s impact on the legal landscape, some have gone above and beyond in creating new technological and service solutions for clients in these unprecedented times.

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