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Care A2 tries again to block Gensco’s US suit over baby formula deal
Food and Beverage 2023-09-08 11:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Infant formula giant Care A2 will try again to block business partner Gensco from bringing claims against it in a US court that overlap with a $200 million Australian lawsuit over a deal to sell formula in the US.

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Hall & Wilcox grows by 30 with McMahon Clarke takeover
Real Estate 2023-09-07 11:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Aiming to become the “undisputed market leader” in investment funds, Hall & Wilcox has brought on the team at boutique law firm McMahon Clarke.

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Westpac sued by ASIC for ignoring financial hardship claims
Financial Services 2023-09-05 6:38 am By Christine Caulfield

ASIC has brought court action against Westpac for allegedly dropping the ball on financial hardship claims by customers, some of whom had property seized or declared bankruptcy while waiting for a response from the Big Four bank.

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Workplace bill to close labour-hire loophole, criminalise wage theft
Policy and Regulation 2023-09-04 11:43 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Albanese government has unveiled its latest industrial relations bill to set minimum conditions for the gig economy and empower the workplace umpire to order equal pay for labour hire workers.

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Vasta judgment prompts calls for judicial immunity legislation
Analysis 2023-09-01 5:31 pm By Sam Matthews

Legal bodies have expressed alarm at the implications of a ruling that put a judge on the hook for damages for ordering the wrongful imprisonment of a Queensland man and have called for legislative action, but one expert says the judgment is unlikely to open the floodgates.

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Bayer’s Monsanto takes Roundup class action to trial
Trials 2023-09-01 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Agrochemical giant Monsanto is digging in for a fight in a class action over its alleged carcinogenic weed killer, Roundup, having refused to budge in mediation despite a $16 billion settlement in the US.

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Two silks appointed to the Federal Court
Courts 2023-09-01 12:40 pm By Sam Matthews

Two barristers have been elevated to the Federal Court bench, including a silk known for his work in employment class actions.

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ASIC takes funeral insurance company executives to court
ASIC 2023-08-31 11:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched legal action against five former directors and officers of defunct funeral insurance firm Youpla Group.

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Law firm accused of ‘woefully prepared’ case dodges bid for personal costs
Business of Law 2023-08-30 10:51 pm By Sam Matthews

A disgruntled client who accused a Sydney-based law firm of running a “woefully prepared” case has lost his appeal of a judge’s rejection of his bid for a $225,000 personal costs order against the firm.

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Shine blames delays in class action settlement approval for 90% profit drop
Business of Law 2023-08-29 11:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

Delays in court approval of settlements in their pelvic mesh class actions against US giants Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific have been blamed for Shine Lawyers’ 89.39 per cent decline in net profits for 2023.

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