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Court approves landmark $75M detention centre class action settlement
Class Actions 2024-11-26 4:11 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has given the green light to a $75 million settlement in Tasmaniaā€™s first class action, brought against the state by former child detainees of the Ashley Youth Detention Centre.

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Court won’t suppress name of barrister accused of sexual harassment
Legal Ethics 2024-11-25 11:07 pm By Andy Sidler

An Adelaide barrister has lost his bid for suppression and anonymity orders in proceedings arising from a sexual harassment complaint made against him by a junior solicitor.

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Pacific Werribee centre owners get preliminary trial in $200M defects spat
Construction 2024-11-25 4:32 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The co-owners of Pacific Werribee shopping centre in Victoria have won their bid for a preliminary trial in a suit against Probuild Constructions and several engineering companies over $200 million in alleged structural defects.

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Angus & Julia Stone’s claims against management company sent to UK
Entertainment 2024-11-25 11:24 pm By Andy Sidler

An appeals court has found that a claim by indie duo Angus & Julia Stone alleging their former talent management company owes $2.8 million in overcharges should proceed in a UK court.

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Lawyers in NSW can’t use AI to generate affidavits, witness statements, court says
Courts 2024-11-22 11:03 pm By Andy Sidler

The New South Wales Supreme Court has issued new guidelines barring practitioners from using AI in the preparation of affidavits and witness statements, warning it risks “diluting” or “embellishing” a person’s own knowledge.Ā 

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Second judge has rosier view of claims in class action over $85M development
Real Estate 2024-11-22 1:26 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing a class action over the $85 million sale of a Sydney development has expressed a more favourable view of the plaintiffsā€™ claims than a judge who denied them an interim injunction.

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Union boss says she faces charges over alleged $2.7M scheme, wants FWC case stayed
Public Corruption 2024-11-22 4:17 pm By Cindy Cameronne

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 ā€œon the cardsā€.

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US has immunity from Darwin-based soldier’s personal injury suit: court
Appeals 2024-11-22 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

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

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Russells partner accused of bullying told lawyer she was ‘very negative’
Employment 2024-11-21 11:09 pm By Andy Sidler

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 ā€œvery negative and unwilling to engageā€.

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Clyde & Co sued by insurers over indemnity advice
Business of Law 2024-11-21 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

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

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