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Former EY partner sued over tax loss scheme commissions
Tax 2024-03-21 4:43 pm By Sam Matthews

A client of EY has sued a former partner at the firm, accusing them of collecting $700,000 in secret payments as part of a tax loss scheme.

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King & Wood Mallesons settles negligence lawsuit by Halifax
Professional Negligence 2024-03-19 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

King & Wood Mallesons has settled a lawsuit by defunct stockbroker Halifax Investment Services alleging the firm and former auditor Bentleys failed to advise that it had to hold client funds used to trade on its online platform on trust.

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With no intention to pay $200M debt, Spain ‘deserves no sympathy’, court says
Arbitration 2024-03-14 3:04 pm By Sam Matthews

The Kingdom of Spain has been ordered to pay over $50,000 in security on an interlocutory application, with a judge finding the country “deserves no sympathy” following its failure to satisfy a judgment debt of some $200 million.

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Don’t leave AI to junior lawyers, experts warn law firms
Business of Law 2024-03-12 3:59 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mainstream adoption of artificial intelligence in the legal community is right around the corner, and experts have urged law firm partners to take control and rise to the challenge rather than letting junior lawyers determine when and how the technology is utilised.

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ER doctors hit Melbourne hospital with underpayments suit
Employment 2024-02-28 3:34 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Twenty-six emergency doctors have brought an underpayments lawsuit against Melbourne hospital operator Austin Health, claiming that for the past six year they have not been paid the full amount they are owed.

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Company can’t duck service of $2.5M lawsuit via solicitors, judge says
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-02-16 11:53 pm By Sam Matthews

A Norwegian company can’t dodge service of a $2.5 million lawsuit via its Australian solicitors, failing in its argument that exceptional circumstances are needed to avoid the more lengthy and costly process of serving it in its home country.

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Businesses should brace for roll-on effects of COVID-19, says insolvency expert
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-01-23 11:30 pm By Cindy Cameronne

COVID-19 lockdowns may have ended years ago but the impacts on small businesses are only now being seen, with larger companies likely to suffer a “contagion effect” in 2024, says K&L Gates’ newest partner.

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K&L Gates recruits real estate pro from McInnes Wilson
Business of Law 2024-01-18 3:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Global law firm K&L Gates has lured the head of McInnes Wilson’s construction and infrastructure group  to join its growing team in Brisbane.

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Australia Post unit wins injunction in passing off case against former biz partner
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-01-09 8:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Australia Post unit StarTrack has won an injunction barring postal product manufacturer TMA Australia from using a website URL containing the words ‘StarTrack’, with the Full Court finding a judge wrongly held the case was ‘weak’.

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Directed Electronics wins $168.5M in Hanhwa trade secrets case
Intellectual Property 2023-12-21 11:12 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Automotive electronics company Directed Electronics has won a $168.5 million award after a judge found its former manager and South Korean giant Hanhwa engaged in a “reprehensible” trade secrets theft.

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