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‘We’re not King & Wood Mallesons’ excuse doesn’t wash in bid to revive $400M suit
A judge has rebuffed a developer’s bid to revive a $400 million lawsuit against an investor after it failed to comply with a guillotine order, saying it was not an adequate explanation that the firm of solicitors acting for it lacked the resources of the defendant’s Big Six outfit. 
CSR faces potential competition case over insulation price hikes
Major building insulation supplier CSR Bradford has been hit with a lawsuit by a leading home energy company seeking information on price increases as part of a potential lawsuit alleging misuse of market power.
Promise did not seal contract, judge says in tossing Cirrus case over NZ Defence Force training
A judge has tossed a contract claim brought against aircraft maintenance company Hawker Pacific by scorned subcontractor Cirrus RTPS, finding that a purported agreement surrounding a joint bid for services offered by the New Zealand Defence Force was not intended to be binding.
Talent manager files appeal in Angus & Julia Stone’s $2.8M lawsuit
UK talent management company TaP Management has filed an appeal after a judge dismissed its bid to permanently stay a case by Australian musical duo Angus & Julia Stone, who allege their former manager overcharged them by $2.8 million. 
Monash IVF fights plaintiff’s ‘new case’ in embryo class action
Monash IVF is fighting a class action's bid to file a fourth statement of claim in the three year-old case over the alleged destruction of potentially viable embryos, saying the proposed pleadings sparked by an expert report constituted a new case. 
Judge questions law firm’s 40% contingency fee in Ansell class action
A judge has questioned the law firm running a class action against medical glove maker Ansell on its application for a contingency fee rate of 40 per cent, which would equal the highest rate granted since Victoria allowed firms to earn a percentage profit of a group proceeding.
Super Retail Group brings legal action against employment lawyers, media strategist
Rebel Sports owner Super Retail Group has filed court action against solicitors at Harmers Workplace Lawyers and the employment firm's external media strategist, after revealing it faced a potential $50 million lawsuit by the firm on behalf of the retailer's employees.
Mills Oakley snags corporate and ESG aces from KPMG, Hamilton Locke
Mills Oakley has lured a founding partner of Hamilton Locke and an environmental, social and governance lead from KPMG to join its Sydney team. 
Westpac unit RAMS faces trade mark appeal from fund manager RAM
Fund manager Real Asset Management has appealed a ruling which upheld mortgage broker RAMS’ bid to block the registration of two RAM trade marks. 
Fortescue accused of ‘extraordinary invasion of privacy’ of start-up trio
Seeking to quash search orders won by metals company Fortescue against former employees who founded a green iron rival, a lawyer for the start-up has said three terabytes of data were indiscriminately copied, including confidential, privileged and irrelevant material.