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New AG gets warm welcome from legal bodies with hopes of reform
Policy and Regulation 2022-06-01 4:37 pm By Sam Matthews

New federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus QC has been welcomed by the nation’s leading legal bodies on the first day of his second term as the top law officer, as he hinted at plans to establish a national anti-corruption commission.

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‘Welfare dependency’ relevant in age pension class action, court told
Class Actions 2022-05-30 1:18 pm By Christine Caulfield

Fighting a class action that claims the age pension discriminates against Indigenous Australians because of differences in life expectancy, the Commonwealth says the rate of welfare dependency among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders could impact the case.

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MIS regime ‘just cannot work’ for class action funding arrangements, court told
Class Actions 2022-05-25 10:46 pm By Christine Caulfield

A litigation funder challenging a decision underpinning recently enacted rules that require class actions to be registered as managed investment schemes told an appeals court Wednesday the decision was plainly wrong and the regime unworkable.

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‘Chickens coming home to roost’: NSW faces multiplying claims by junior doctors
Employment 2022-05-25 3:53 pm By Sam Matthews

The New South Wales government has pushed to consolidate a class action accusing it of failing to pay overtime hours to junior doctors with multiplying industrial actions filed by Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation.

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Wotton + Kearney opens Adelaide office, nabs Sparke Helmore special counsel
Insurance 2022-05-25 10:09 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insurance law firm Wotton + Kearney has opened its seventh office across Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Adelaide to meet local client demand and allow lawyers to work from their home town after the pandemic. 

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Clayton Utz lures environment partner from HWL Ebsworth
Business of Law 2022-05-23 4:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

Clayton Utz has recruited lawyer Lucy Shea as a partner in the law firm’s national environment and planning practice.

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NSW transport authority ex-manager gave mates $12M in contracts, ICAC finds
Public Corruption 2022-05-23 9:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A former manager at the NSW Roads and Maritime Services awarded over $12.2 million in government contracts to two companies owned by his friends, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has found.

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Class action reforms to expect from new Labor government
Policy and Regulation 2022-05-22 11:28 pm By Christine Caulfield

With the Australian Labor Party to form government after Saturday’s election defeat for the Coalition, class action lawyers are looking forward to reforms that expand access to justice, enshrine the court’s power to supervise costs and wind back Morrison-era legislation.

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AEC fixes phone voting anomaly for COVID-positive voters after court threat
Policy and Regulation 2022-05-20 9:17 am By Christine Caulfield

Availability of phone voting for the federal election has been extended for people isolating with COVID-19, following threatened legal action by high profile teal independent Monique Ryan.

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Mills Oakley nabs litigation partner from Thomson Geer
Business of Law 2022-05-20 11:36 am By Sam Matthews

Mills Oakley has picked up a leading dispute resolution lawyer from Thomson Geer to join the firm’s not-for-profit team as partner.

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