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HSU secretary can’t use union funds for legal defence
Employment 2024-10-08 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has restrained Health Services Union secretary Diana Asmar from using union cash to fund her defence against allegations of illegitimate reimbursements at the union’s Victorian branch. 

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Macpherson Kelley welcomes new litigation, property and tax experts
Macpherson Kelley Lawyers 2024-10-08 4:18 pm By Andy Sidler

Macpherson Kelley has recruited a property expert from Hall & Wilcox, as well as the former head of commercial litigation at SLF Lawyers and a tax lawyer from PCL Lawyers, in an expansion of its national team. 

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Doctors can’t cut ACL claims from cosmetic surgery class action
Class Actions 2024-10-07 11:18 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has signed off on the eighth version of a class action against Sydney doctor Daniel Lanzer and several of his associates over allegedly negligent cosmetic surgeries.

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Aristocrat sues rival, ex-employees over Dragon Link trade secrets
Intellectual Property 2024-10-07 10:35 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Aristocrat has sued competitor Light & Wonder and two former employees for allegedly using confidential information about its popular Dragon Link poker game to develop a competing product.

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Worker who criticised ATO on LinkedIn post was not terminated: FWC
Employment 2024-10-07 11:35 pm By Andy Sidler

An ATO employee who claimed he was bullied after criticising the regulator’s data management practices in a LinkedIn comment resigned of his own accord, the Fair Work Commission has found.

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Keystone receivers win freezing order extension against developer
Restructuring & Insolvency 2024-10-07 11:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Court-appointed receivers of investment firm Keystone have won an extension to a freezing order against a Melbourne developer who is suspected of receiving $160 million in investor funds. 

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Holding Redlich loses employment trio to Dentons
Business of Law 2024-10-07 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

Dentons’ Brisbane office has lured a partner and two special counsel from Holding Redlich to bolster its employment and safety team.

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Flex commissions class action against ANZ settles for $85M
Financial Services 2024-10-04 10:51 am By Cindy Cameronne

A class action against ANZ over alleged predatory lending practices has settled for $85 million, while two related cases against Westpac and Macquarie are set to go to trial this month.  

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Fortescue scores win against start-up accused of ‘industrial scale’ misuse
Intellectual Property 2024-10-04 3:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Fortescue has defeated a bid by its former CFO’s green iron start-up to set aside search orders that were said to have been secured “off the back of egregious material non-disclosure”.  

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Class action adversaries on same side in High Court’s class closure case
Appeals 2024-10-04 11:28 pm By Sam Matthews

The applicants in a class action against Lendlease have found common ground with the construction giant in High Court submissions, both arguing for power to make class closure orders.

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