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Barrister found guilty of professional misconduct over unsubstantiated fraud allegations
Legal Ethics 2023-01-12 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews

The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has found a Melbourne barrister guilty of professional misconduct for making an unsubstantiated allegation of fraud in a costs dispute six years ago.

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Former Demons president and Clayton Utz partner Glen Bartlett can’t keep defamation case in WA
Defamation 2023-01-12 4:58 pm By Sam Matthews

Former president of the Melbourne Football Club and Clayton Utz veteran Glen Bartlett has lost a bid to keep his defamation case against four MFC board members in Western Australia, with a judge finding the “relevant characters overwhelmingly continue to live in Melbourne.”

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Class action by NSW local councils against insurer JLT dismissed by court
Insurance 2022-12-19 4:58 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has thrown out a long-running class action on behalf of 20 local councils in NSW alleging insurer JLT Risk Solutions charged them hundreds of millions of dollars in excessive premiums over nine years.

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Settlement reached in associates’ sexual harassment case against judge
Employment 2022-12-19 11:33 pm By Christine Caulfield

Multi-million dollar claims of sexual harassment by two associates of a former Victoria Supreme Court judge have been settled by the state out of court.

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Aussie Skips, CEO charged with cartel offences
ACCC 2022-12-19 4:13 pm By Sam Matthews

Aussie Skips Recycling and Aussie Skips Bin Services have been charged with two criminal cartel offences over alleged price fixing for demolition waste services in Sydney.

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Discrimination class action filed against NT public housing body
Class Actions 2022-12-19 2:25 pm By Sam Matthews

The Northern Territory public housing authority has been hit with a class action alleging it failed to maintain public housing to a habitable standard in remote Aboriginal communities.

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Sydney Flames CEO sues team’s owner over alleged boys’ club culture
Employment 2022-12-15 5:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The former chief executive officer of the Sydney Flames has filed proceedings against the owner of the women’s basketball team, Hoops Capital, alleging she was sacked after complaining about a lack of resources for the team and a “boys’ club” culture. 

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Courtenay House contractor pleads guilty over $180M Ponzi scheme
White Collar 2022-12-14 9:28 pm By Sam Matthews

A former contractor of investment management fund Courtenay House who received over $670,000 in commissions from investors has pleaded guilty to two criminal charges after an ASIC investigation revealed the company duped 585 investors in a $180 million Ponzi scheme.

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COVID-19 hotel quarantine class action fights state’s bid for stay
Class Actions 2022-12-12 9:07 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A class action on behalf of businesses claiming harm from the 2020 hotel quarantine debacle has fought back against the state of Victoria’s bid to push the case off until a criminal action against the state’s Department of Health has been heard.

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Police strip-search action faces de-classing bid by NSW government
Class Actions 2022-12-12 12:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The NSW government will move to de-class a representative proceeding over police strip searches at 50 music festivals, after a judge cast doubt on whether the case should be run as a class action.

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