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Judge to hear rival bids for contingency fees in Beach Energy class actions
A judge overseeing a beauty parade of two class actions against Beach Energy will hear competing bids for contingency fees by the plaintiffs' firms before choosing which of them will have carriage of the case.
Herbert Smith Freehills joins with UNSW to jumpstart grads’ legal careers
Herbert Smith Freehills has partnered with the University of New South Wales on a practical training course for the firm's Australian graduates that will allow them to start practicing sooner.
Herbert Smith Freehills nabs PwC partner as global workforce strategy director
Big Six firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed a PricewaterhouseCoopers veteran as its first director of global workforce strategy and implementation.
AMP denies acting unconscionably by charging dead customers for life insurance
AMP has admitted two of its units charged customers fees for no service but denied it acted unconscionably in a case brought by the corporate regulator alleging it continued to charge advice fees and life insurance premiums to customers who had died. 
ASX wants $3M security for costs from iSignthis after Cyprus move
The Australian Stock Exchange is seeking $3.25 million in security for costs as it defends a $464 million lawsuit brought by fintech firm iSignthis, a move spurred on by the 2021 demerger of iSignthis and ISX Financial EU.
Qantas, TWU lose appeals over axing of 1,800 ground staff
Qantas and the Transport Workers Union both lost their appeals Wednesday of a judge’s decision finding the airline had decided to axe 1,800 ground staff partly to prevent employees bringing industrial action but refusing to reinstate the workers. The airline has vowed to take the case to the High Court.
Law firm wants 25% of $56.3M Colonial class action settlement
Law firm Maurice Blackburn will ask a court to approve $14.5 million in costs for running a class action against Colonial First State that has settled for $56.3 million, giving account holders 75 per cent of the proceeds.
Pelvic mesh class actions nearing settlement, court told
Settlement talks in three class actions on behalf of women injured by allegedly defective pelvic mesh products have progressed “substantially”, a court has heard.
Law firms appear to sour on contest between rival a2 Milk class actions
Law firms running competing shareholder class actions against a2 Milk appear to have reached agreement to join forces, with a court order Thursday scrapping a contest to determine which case would proceed alone.
Uber sought legal advice on how to get away with alleged class action offences, judge says
A judge has denied Uber’s attempts to withhold documents in two lawsuits on the basis of legal professional privilege, finding many of the client-lawyer communications were made in furtherance of various offences by the rideshare giant at the centre of a class action lawsuit.