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Sydney litigation partner joins Ashurst Perkins Coie board
Sydney litigation partner Nicholas Mavrakis has been appointed to the Ashurst Perkins Coie board, just months after the firm finalised its merger with US firm Perkins Coie.
Wotton Kearney lures insurance duo from Hunt & Hunt
Wotton Kearney has picked up two seasoned personal injury experts from Hunt & Hunt, beefing up its Victorian insurance practice. 
Class action firms circle Cochlear over $4B market cap dive
Hearing implant giant Cochlear faces a second shareholder class action following two forecast downgrades that wiped billions of dollars from the company's market value.
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Coppabella mine owners must get First Nations input for rehab plan: court
An environmental authority for Peabody's majority-owned Coppabella coal mine in Queensland should require the owners to obtain Aboriginal party input for a post-mine rehabilitation plan, a judge has said.
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Villawood can give court docs to AFP in stoush against ex-director
Developer Villawood can share documents produced in litigation against its former director with federal police, after persuading a judge the public interest in investigating possible crimes outweighed the interest in confidentiality.
Class action targets NSW over $144M in unlawful merchant fees
The NSW government has been hit with a class action alleging it ignored legal advice that merchant fees charged to residents on transactions, which included drivers licence renewal payments and parks passes, were unlawful.
Mayfair faces shareholder oppression case, must hand over docs
Private resources company Mayfair Australia Corporation faces oppression litigation alleging two shareholders were removed from the company share registry without their consent.
ASIC wins bid to block Ryzon’s capital reduction amid enforcement action
A court has slapped an injunction on Ryzon Materials to restrain it from a proposed capital reduction, citing concerns it could allow the company to avoid a potential penalty in a case by the corporate regulator.
Hall & Wilcox lures HWL Ebsworth cyber expert
A cyber and technology pro has joined Hall & Wilcox's partnership, in a move to boost the firm's cyber capability.
Hotel quarantine class action firm says record $37.5M GCO no ‘windfall’
A law firm has urged a judge to sign off on a record $37.5 million group costs order in a class action over Victoria’s hotel quarantine debacle that settled for $125 million, saying it spent more than expected in running the case.