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Corrs elevates two projects lawyers in latest round of partner promotions
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has followed other firms in bolstering its projects offering with its latest partner promotions, with two of the firm's four new partners boasting expertise on complex energy and infrastructure projects.
Settlement reached in shareholder class action against CuDeco directors
A shareholder class action against former directors of collapsed mining company CuDeco has settled on the eve of trial, a year after KPMG reached a settlement.
Court asked to OK new $18.1M settlement in Sydney Trains class action
A judge has been asked to approve a revised $18.1 million settlement in an underpayments class action against Sydney Trains, reached after the registration of 260 new group members pushed the settlement above the agreed cap.
Cosette takes aim at Mayne’s pleading in damages case over failed $672M merger
US drug maker Cosette wants to strike out Mayne Pharma's causation pleading in its suit seeking damages after Cosette allegedly inducing the treasurer to reject their $672 million tie-up.
H&M slapped with costs for ‘unreasonable’ suppression application in FW case
Clothing giant H&M has been hit with a costs order after a judge found it was unreasonable for it to maintain a suppression application in a Fair Work case brought by its former head of human resources in Australia.
Applicants get ‘another bite of the cherry’ in discrimination case against Sydney Uni academics
A judge will hear an application to amend by the applicants in two discrimination cases against University of Sydney academics accused of making allegedly antisemitic statements, saying the issues in the pleading had to be ruled on.
Clyde & Co snags lawyer from Gilchrist Connell to lead employment group
Clyde & Co has lured a partner from Gilchrist Connell to lead its employment practice, amid growing employment-related risks for insurers.
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Enviro group loses injunction bid over NT savanna bulldozing plans
An activist group can't block the owners of Claravale Station from clearing almost 3,000 hectares of savanna in the Northern Territory, with a judge finding it would be difficult to prove the government’s decision was legally unreasonable.
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Maurice Blackburn scores partial win in fight over home insurance premiums info
A tribunal has found the public interest favours disclosure of information about how premiums are calculated under the state's home building insurance scheme, partly overturning a decision refusing access to documents sought by Maurice Blackburn.
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Court tosses suit against insurers over EPA cleanup
A recycling company has lost its bid to recover millions of dollars from its insurers, with a judge finding the insurers were not on the hook for losses arising from an EPA cleanup.