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Settlement talks advance in bungled lease case against Macpherson Kelley
Macpherson Kelley will head to an eleventh-hour mediation in a negligence case over the execution of a 10-year service station lease agreement with Shell, after the court heard settlement talks were well progressed.
ASIC drops investigation into Nuix’s IPO disclosures
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has dropped its investigation into Nuix’s financial statements in the lead-up to its 2020 public float, but will continue to probe the troubled tech company's statements in the period since the initial public offering.
Judge has change of heart, will hold settlement hearing in Romeo’s class actions
A Federal Court judge has reconsidered her plan to dispense with a hearing to weigh a $1.55 million settlement of two class actions that allege supermarket chain Romeo's underpaid hundreds of workers at stores in NSW and South Australia.
SAS sergeant admits he was reporter’s source in Ben Roberts-Smith trial
A SAS sergeant testifying for Fairfax Media in the Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation trial has admitted he told an investigative reporter the decorated veteran machine-gunned a disabled man during the war in Afghanistan, but insisted everything he said was true.
AMP hopeful of settlement in $35.5M poaching dispute
AMP has expressed optimism that it will be able to reach a settlement with DST Bluedoor in a $35.5 million lawsuit accusing it of poaching 11 DST employees after licensing the software company's online platform.
Circus Oz to face historical sex harassment claims by hula hooper
A former circus performer has won the right to bring historical sexual harassment and victimisation claims against Circus Oz and its chairman Nick Yates.
Maddocks lures corporate specialists from Lander & Rogers, Herbert Smith Freehills
Law firm Maddocks has bolstered its corporate practice with the addition of two senior mergers and acquisitions specialists, nabbed from Lander & Rogers and Herbert Smith Freehills.
Legal firm structure in the spotlight as new guidelines bite
Lawyers will need to review their income arrangements in light of new tax guidelines that could expose them to greater ATO scrutiny, says Pitcher Partners executive director Ashley Davidson.
Top judge warns against making a villain of class actions
As parliament weighs the latest Morrison government crackdown on class actions, the Federal Court's chief judge has warned of "an ever present danger" of maligning the regime.
Labor promises to take fight over religious discrimination bill to the Senate
The Morrison government's controversial religious discrimination bill passed after a marathon hearing in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, despite being widely criticized for privileging religious rights and freedoms at the expense of others.