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ASIC takes ‘wolf’ trader Tyson Scholz to court
Financial Services 2021-12-13 4:53 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched court proceedings against the self-proclaimed ‘wolf’ of the ASX, social media celebrity Tyson Scholz for allegedly providing financial services without a licence.

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Qantas in court battle over failed $35M flight academy partnership
Contracts 2021-12-10 11:17 am By Bianca Hrovat

Qantas is locked in a legal battle with a US-based pilot training provider over failed negotiations concerning the development of a $35 million pilot academy in regional Queensland.

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Sunwater loses dispute with Liberty over coverage for Queensland floods class action
Insurance 2021-12-08 3:32 pm By Miklos Bolza

Liberty Mutual Insurance does not have to indemnify dam operator Sunwater for its share of a $440 million settlement of the Queensland floods class action, the NSW Supreme Court has found.

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HWL Ebsworth found negligent, but avoids $424,000 damages bill by ex-client
Professional Negligence 2021-11-29 1:05 pm By Miklos Bolza

Law firm HWL Ebsworth has dodged a $424,000 damages claim by a Brisbane property developer, despite a judge finding the law firm was negligent in failing to properly follow its client’s instructions on a contract of sale for large block of units.

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Class action accuses QSuper of overcharging 140,000 members
Financial Services 2021-11-25 2:32 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Superannuation fund QSuper has been hit with a class action for allegedly overcharging up to 140,000 life insurance customers.

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Judge throws out challenge to funding for Queensland energy class action
Class Actions 2021-11-17 10:09 pm By Miklos Bolza

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that argued the funding for a class action against two Queensland energy generators didn’t comply with new regulations targeting litigation funders, and said a landmark judgment that held class action funding agreements were managed investment schemes was conceptually incoherent and ripe for a Full Court challenge.

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Corrs Chambers lures two industrial relations pros from Herbert Smith Freehills
People In The News 2021-11-15 2:05 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Corrs Chambers Westgarth has nabbed two prominent industrial relations professionals with nearly fifty years combined experience from Herbert Smith Freehills to expand its employment and labour group.

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Lawyer’s name removed from roll after ‘disgraceful, disturbing and dishonourable’ conduct
Legal Ethics 2021-11-12 9:16 pm By Bianca Hrovat

A Queensland lawyer’s name has been removed from the local roll after eight weeks of “disgraceful, disturbing and dishonourable” conduct while unlawfully acting for a friend in an estate dispute.

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QLD government to face lawsuit over ‘discriminatory’ COVID-19 measures
COVID-19 2021-11-11 2:44 pm By Bianca Hrovat

Billionaire businessman and litigation hobbyist Clive Palmer is planning a lawsuit against the Queensland government, claiming new COVID-19 restrictions preventing unvaccinated persons from entering restaurants, pubs and clubs have created a “two-class state”.

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Court says it does not have power to make declarations in COVID-19 vaccine challenge
COVID-19 2021-10-28 3:38 pm By Bianca Hrovat

The Queensland Supreme Court has ruled it does not have the power to make declarations regarding the validity of COVID-19 vaccination mandates for Queensland health workers and police officers.

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