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Appeals court revives $20M tip fire class action against NSW council
Class Actions 2019-04-23 3:07 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

An appeals court has revived a class action against a NSW council over loss and damage resulting from a 2009 tip rubbish fire, and awarded the lead applicant over $100,000 in damages.

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Energy company director kicked off board for missing too many meetings files appeal
Corporate 2019-04-16 9:02 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A director of an energy company who was kicked off the board for missing too many meetings has filed an appeal of a ruling dismissing his case over delays in complying with court requests after his lawyer from Maddocks withdrew from the case due to late payments.

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Mills Oakley’s fee fight with ex-client back on after court sets aside judgment for law firm
Business of Law 2019-04-15 3:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

A battle over unpaid fees by a former Mills Oakley client is not over after a judge found the law firm notifed the company of default judgment against it almost a month before winning the judgment.

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Fight over funder’s ‘secret’ side deal in Arasor class action continues
Business of Law 2019-04-05 8:54 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A judge has scheduled a two-day hearing to hear a dispute between investment group Caason Investments, a lead applicant in a shareholder class action against defunct laser technology company Arasor that settled last year for $19.25 million, and Singapore-based litigation funder International Litigation Partners over personal costs allegedly owed to the investment group under a “secret” side agreement.

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MWL files derivative suit against Focus Financial
Financial Services 2019-03-28 10:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Majority shareholders in MWL Financial have filed a derivative suit against US-based Focus Financial Partners over a soured acquisition.

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Prosecutors aim at ‘significant reduction’ in charges in Country Care cartel case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2019-03-19 2:53 pm By Miklos Bolza

The Commonwealth Department of Public Prosecutions has told the Federal Court it will “very significantly” reduce the number of criminal charges laid against mobility equipment supplier Country Care Group as the landmark cartel case heads to trial in October.

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Mills Oakley helped uncover client’s false evidence, court hears
Intellectual Property 2019-03-14 7:49 pm By Miklos Bolza

A top executive at railway technology company Wavetrain has been referred to the Commonwealth Attorney General for possible criminal proceedings after its solicitors at Mills Oakley worked with opposing counsel to uncover false evidence he provided in a consumer case centered on the company’s railway patents.

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Piper Alderman, senior female partner fail to resolve sex discrimination suit
Business of Law 2019-03-13 2:19 pm By Christine Caulfield

Piper Alderman and a senior female partner who has accused the law firm’s leaders of sex discrimination have been unable to settle their dispute out of the glare of the courtroom.

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Directed Electronics wins access to seized documents in corporate theft suit
Intellectual Property 2019-03-07 9:08 pm By Miklos Bolza

Australian automotive electronics developer Directed Electronics OE has won access to documents seized from rivals it claims misappropriated its confidential information and infringed its copyright to gain $3.6 million in secret commissions.

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Piper Alderman heads to mediation in dispute with female partner accused of bullying
Business of Law 2019-03-01 9:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

A senior female partner at Piper Alderman will go into mediation this week with representatives of the firm’s partnership to try to resolve her sex discrimination lawsuit, which alleges a group of equity partners have used baseless complaints of bullying to try to push her out.

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