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Piper Alderman lures six partners from Squire Patton Boggs
Business of Law 2025-03-07 5:36 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Piper Alderman has snagged six partners from Squire Patton Boggs, many of whom were at the global firm for over a decade, to join its corporate, construction and financial services teams.

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Full Court asked to turn lights back on in failed Queensland electricity class action
Class Actions 2025-03-06 11:56 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A failed competition class action by Queensland electricity customers accusing utility companies Stanwell and CS Energy of misusing their market power has been appealed to the Full Court.

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Pipeline acquired by Conexa in $74.7M deal is taxable ‘land’: appeals court
Justice Anthony Payne 2025-02-27 4:31 pm By Sam Matthews

An appeals court has found water infrastructure investor Conexa liable to pay land duty on a $46 million Sydney pipeline it acquired as part of a blockbuster deal with Rosehill.

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Quintis misled the market, but class action’s loss narrative lost the case
Class Actions 2025-02-25 11:50 pm By Christine Caulfield

In tossing the sixth securities class action to go to trial in recent years, a Federal Court judge has shown the task of proving shareholder loss is a doozy.

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Shareholder class action against EY, Quintis founder dismissed by court
Class Actions 2025-02-24 9:44 am By Christine Caulfield

Although finding the former director of Quintis and its auditor, EY, engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct, a judge has dimissed a class action by the sandalwood producer’s shareholders.

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Funders, lawyers ‘picking over bones of carcass’ in Quintis settlement: judge
Class Actions 2025-02-24 11:16 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge is concerned that if he approves all payouts sought by lawyers and funders from a $13.5 million settlement in a class action against a Quintis director, group members will only he left with just 18 per cent. 

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In class action defence, Isuzu denies cars contained ‘defeat device’
Class Actions 2025-02-17 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Japanese car maker Isuzu has struck back at a class action, arguing Isuzu D-Max and MU-X cars sold in Australia did not contain the features of so-called defeat devices used to cheat on emissions tests.

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Contest between rival Google ad tech class actions on the cards
Class Actions 2025-01-31 4:15 pm By Andy Sidler

A court has foreshadowed a fight between two competing class actions against Google over alleged abuse of market dominance in digital advertising.

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Law firms team up to file competing Google ad tech class action
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-01-30 4:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Two law firms have joined forces in a second class action on behalf of publishers alleging Google misused its dominance in the digital advertising market.

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Initial Isuzu class action trial to focus on whether emissions ‘cheat’ device existed
Class Actions 2025-01-30 2:34 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge hearing a class action against Isuzu will deal first with whether its cars were fitted with so-called defeat devices, in the latest class action alleging a car maker cheated on emissions tests. 

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