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Law firms’ agency agreement prevails over ‘opaque’ funding in Nuix class action battle
Class Actions 2022-08-23 11:04 pm By Sam Matthews

Law firms Shine Lawyers and Phi Finney McDonald have won a contest to jointly run a class action against embattled tech company Nuix, with rival Banton Group losing out on its ā€œopaqueā€ funding agreement.

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Blue Sky, auditor EY hit with shareholder class action
Class Actions 2022-08-23 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Failed asset manager Blue Sky Alternative Investments has been served with a class action over the companyā€™s alleged overstated financial reports between 2016 and 2018 that also targets nine former directors as well as auditors Ernst & Young.

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Murdoch sues Crikey for defamation over Trump ‘co-conspirator’ claim
Defamation 2022-08-23 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fox News CEO Lachlan Murdoch has brought defamation proceedings against Crikey over an article allegedly linking him to the US Capitol riot, a day after the independent news publisher challenged the media mogul scion to sue.

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Sister wins Darling Point round in Macarthur-Onslow family feud
Real Estate 2022-08-23 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

The death last year of a protagonist in the drama has not ended the legal spat between the children of one of Australia’s richest families over a deed of settlement intended to resolve a family feud over assets.

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Hall & Wilcox brings on new construction partner from boutique
Construction 2022-08-23 11:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

Hall & Wilcox has expanded its construction practice with the recruitment of partner Stefan Fenk from law firm Vincent Young.

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Lawyers’ failure kept me from claiming privilege, says Mayfair’s Mawhinney
Financial Services 2022-08-22 11:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The founder of beleaguered investment group Mayfair 101, James Mawhinney, has argued that multiple law firms failed to advise him of the privilege against self-exposure to penalty in proceedings brought by the corporate regulator, which saw him banned from soliciting funds or promoting any financial product for 20 years.

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Onus on franchisor to prove $1.2M security would not kill class action, Full Court told
Class Actions 2022-08-22 11:57 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fighting what they say is a stultifying $1.23 million order for security for defence costs in a class action, franchisees of Hog’s Breath Cafe have argued it is up to the restaurant chain to prove group members can pony up the dough.

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Biggin & Scott shouldn’t be liable for ‘indifference’ to source code infringement, High Court told
High Court 2022-08-22 2:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Biggen & Scott should not be held liable for copyright infringement for its supposed “indifference” to the copying of real estate marketing platform Campaigntrack’s source code by a developer, the real estate agency group argues in a special leave application to the High Court.

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Forum Finance judge recuses himself after questioning director’s credibility
Legal Ethics 2022-08-19 9:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Federal Court judge has recused himself from hearing a fraud trial against Forum Finance, after expressing that he had an ā€œunfavourableā€ impression of director Vince Tesoriero’s reliability as a witness.

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ā€˜Concernedā€™ judge wants answers from AMP on remediation program
Financial Services 2022-08-19 11:05 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has raised concerns that AMP Financial Planning has not compensated customers for allegedly failing to prevent life insurance churning, directing the firm to explain the ā€œvanishingly smallā€ number of people who have been remediated.

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