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Arrium class action plaintiffs can’t delay hearing on group costs order
The Victorian Supreme Court will push ahead with a hearing for a group costs order in a class action by Arrium shareholders despite requests by the applicants that it be put off until after judgment is issued on the second-ever group costs order request.
Country Care alleges law firm’s negligent advice led to cartel charges
Mobility equipment provider Country Care has taken a law firm to court claiming it gave negligent advice and was responsible for an ACCC price-fixing investigation and subsequent criminal cartel charges.
All HWL Ebsworth partners to be named in ex-partner’s $4.4M lawsuit
A judge won't make HWL Ebsworth managing partner Juan Martinez the representative defendant in a former partner's $4.4 million lawsuit against the firm, saying Martinez' interests and those of the other partners could diverge.
Christian Porter, Sue Chrysanthou fight $550,000 legal bill
Christian Porter and silk Sue Chrysanthou are fighting a $550,000 legal bill of Jo Dyer, a friend of the woman who accused Porter of rape, after she succeeded in having the barrister removed from the former attorney-general’s defamation lawsuit against the ABC.
Canberra property developer faces class action investigation for rescinding off-the-plan contracts
A Canberra-based property developer may be hit with a class action for allegedly engaging in misleading and deceptive practices which caused financial losses to property buyers, including by rescinding or cancelling off-the-plan contracts in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ex-Norton Rose lawyer barred from acting for client over conflict of interest
The lawyer at the centre of a $160,000 legal battle with former employer Norton Rose Fulbright has been restrained from acting as his own corporation’s legal representative in a joint venture dispute due to a conflict of interest.
Agrison to pay $284,000 for misleading warranty representations
Agricultural equipment supplier Agrison has been ordered to pay a $220,000 pecuniary penalty after admitting to misleading its customers about the terms of its tractor warranties.
Star Entertainment’s woes worsen with third class action probe
A third law firm has launched an investigation into a potential shareholder class action against Star Entertainment Group after a $1 billion share price nosedive on the back of allegations of lax management of anti-terrorism and money laundering risks.
Plastic surgeon and TikTok celeb can’t stop ABC from airing Four Corners episode
A plastic surgeon followed by more than 5 million TikTok users has lost an urgent bid to block the ABC from airing an episode of Four Corners about him next Monday.
Judge extends asset freeze over iSignthis CEO in $10M stoush with tax office
A judge has extended by a week a freezing order over the assets of ISignthis CEO John Karantzis in a dispute with the Australian Taxation Office over a $10.7M alleged tax debt, but a bid to extend the scope of the order to include shares in a Cyprus-based company launched by the fintech businessman has failed for now.