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Hamilton Locke has brought on four new partners to boost its expertise in areas in high-demand among its clients.
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Ex-South Australian senator and self-proclaimed transparency warrior Rex Patrick has been hit with a higher maximum costs order in his case seeking documents about the $12 billion Snowy 2.0 renewables project.
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Hamilton Locke has brought on four new partners to boost its expertise in high-demand areas, including real estate, energy and infrastructure.
McDonald’s knew that employees across its stores were not being given continuous 10-minute rest breaks and that its time-keeping systems were deficient, a judge heard on the first day of trial in an underpayments class action that could include 370,000 workers.
After pocketing a partial settlement in the case, the funder behind a class action over the collapse of mining company CuDeco has copped criticism by a judge for defaulting on orders for security for defence costs.
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Building surveyor McKenzie Group has denied negligence claims in a case over the use of combustible cladding on Lendlease's Exo apartment complex at Melbourne's Docklands, telling a court the construction giant didn't rely on its advice and switched the cladding without its knowledge.
Westpac has been hit with a $26 million penalty -- just shy of the $30 million sought by ASIC -- for failing to respond to online hardship applications on time on 277 occasions, in conduct described as “grossly negligent”.
A judge has put off scheduling a trial in a class action against the AFL over its alleged failures to protect First Nations players from racist treatment, with a 2028 date now looking likely.
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The owners corporation of a 36-unit apartment block in North Sydney that has been locked in a long-running fight with the developers over defects has won $2.5 million after the parties settled on the eve of the trial.
An employee of e-commerce merchandise importer New Aim wants the High Court to overturn a ruling that found he breached his duty of confidence by providing competitors with contact details of the company's suppliers, stored on WeChat on his personal phone.