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Class action probe targets Queensland over youth detention centres
Class Actions 2025-09-01 4:28 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Queensland is facing a class action investigation on behalf of detainees who were allegedly subjected to isolation, excessive force and other harmful conditions at five youth detention centres in the state. 

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NRW acquires Fredon Industries in $200M takeover deal
Construction 2025-09-02 11:28 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Perth-based construction and mining contractor NRW Holdings will acquire engineering company Fredon Industries in a $200 million takeover bid.

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Judge won’t transfer dispute over ‘defective’ mining equipment
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-09-02 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected a “finely balanced” application to transfer a court fight between Waratah Engineering and Wollongong Resources over mining equipment contracts to New South Wales.

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Mastercard can’t shield in-house counsel’s communications in ACCC case
Financial Services 2025-09-01 11:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Mastercard has lost its claim for legal professional privilege over communications between its chief financial officer in Singapore and in-house counsel about merchant agreements the ACCC alleges were anti-competitive. 

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Liberal deputy Sam Groth launches privacy suit over Herald Sun articles
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2025-09-01 11:38 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Victorian Liberal deputy leader Sam Groth and his wife, Brittany, have launched the first privacy suit of its kind over two Herald Sun articles that speculated about whether their relationship began when Brittany was underage.

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Atanaskovic Hartnell appeals stay of costs win against media mogul
Business of Law 2025-09-01 11:13 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Atanaskovic Hartnell is appealing a decision barring the law firm from enforcing a costs judgment against a company of media mogul Bruce Gordon and quashing a garnishee order directed at Nine.

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Gilbert + Tobin poaches Jones Day litigation partner
Business of Law 2025-09-01 3:10 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Gilbert + Tobin has lured a litigation partner from Jones Day who specialises in bet-the-company litigation, including class actions.

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Judge predicts companies will try to block team-ups by class action firms
Class Actions 2025-08-29 11:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Federal Court judge has predicted class action defendants will start arguing law firms cannot cooperate in running class actions, after a different judge hearing a case against Google recently remarked that such arrangements could be anti-competitive. 

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Class action expert concerned about ‘spike’ in contingency fees
Class Actions 2025-08-29 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class actions expert has found there has been a spike in contingency fee rates in Victoria over the last two years, expressing concerns that the regime enacted in 2020 may be going in a different way than intended. 

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BlueScope loses appeal in ACCC’s attempted price-fixing case
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-08-29 12:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court has dismissed BlueScope Steel’s challenge to a decision finding it engaged in attempted price-fixing and was on the hook for a record $57.5 million penalty.

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