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Health Workers Union secretary Diana Asmar wants to halt a case by the Fair Work Commission over an alleged $2.7 million false invoicing scheme, saying criminal proceedings were “on the cards”.

The United States has won an appeal in a Darwin-based soldier’s personal injury suit, with the Northern Territory Court of Appeal finidng the US has foreign state immunity from the claims.

Russells has hit back at a former lawyer's claims that she was bullied by a partner, saying in its defence that the partner told the lawyer she came across as “very negative and unwilling to engage”.

Clyde & Co has been hit with a lawsuit by insurers who say they were wrongly advised to indemnify a builder in a legal dispute. 

Logistics giant Qube has partially prevailed in setting aside amounts Martinus Rail claimed it was owed under a contract for work at an intermodal freight terminal in Moorebank, NSW.

Two class actions have been filed alleging racial discrimination by New South Wales and Western Australia over the placement of children in state care.

A judge has called out the “combative correspondence” between solicitors at Corrs Chambers and another law firm in a construction defects suit.

Evidence sought by Fletcher Building from a judge's former law firm as part of the construction company's recusal bid is inadmissible, a court has ruled.

A court has approved a settlement worth up to $202 million in a stolen wages class action against the government, but will hear further argument on the legal costs of the case.

Entities linked to late solicitor Mark Elliott have offered a settlement to end the pursuit of damages for Banksia class action members, but the deal would leave a significant sum held on trust by the Elliott parties out of reach.