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Albanese budget invests $360M in anti-corruption commission, First Nations legal aid
Policy and Regulation 2022-10-25 11:11 pm By Christine Caulfield

A historic $99 million package has been committed for legal programs for First Nations people in the Albanese government’s inaugural budget, which also earmarks $263 million to establish a national anti-corruption commission and scope out a federal judicial commission.

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High Court rejects Worley’s plea to weigh in on disclosure test in shareholder class actions
Class Actions 2022-10-21 11:32 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a boost to shareholder class actions, the High Court has dismissed an application by engineering services firm Worley to appeal a finding that companies should disclose to the market forecasts that ought reasonably to have been held.

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High Court won’t hear appeal in spat with law firm over $24.5M Melbourne development
Legal Ethics 2022-10-20 10:53 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has declined special leave to a former Rigby Cooke client who unsuccessfully challenged the law firm’s win in a dispute over a $24.5 million East Melbourne development.

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High Court hears case that could upend insolvency law at critical moment
Restructuring & Insolvency 2022-10-19 4:43 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Insolvency practitioners are holding their breath as the High Court hears a case that could abolish a key rule used by liquidators in recouping payments to unsecured creditors at a time when the industry is bracing for a possible recession.

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Ansell faces class action investigation over profit downgrade
COVID-19 2022-10-19 2:59 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Medical glove maker Ansell is facing a shareholder class action investigation over a January earnings downgrade that sent the company’s share price plummeting.

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Supreme Court of Victoria singled out in report on judicial harassment
Courts 2022-10-18 3:17 pm By Sam Matthews

The Supreme Court of Victoria has been called out in a report into sexually inappropriate behavior and bullying by judges as an “extremely hierarchical” workplace that has all the risk factors for harassment.

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High Court won’t hear appeals in COVID-19 business interruption test cases
Insurance 2022-10-14 5:03 pm By Christine Caulfield

An appeals court’s “radical” approach in the treatment of JobKeeper payments won’t be scrutinised by the High Court, which on Friday declined to hear an appeal by IAG in the second set of COVID-19 business interruption test cases.

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High Court dashes Kupang Resources’ bid to see ex-director’s tax docs
Tax 2022-10-13 3:37 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mineral exploration company Kupang Resources has lost its battle for access to documents produced to the ATO by a former director accused of embezzling millions of dollars.

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High Court ends BHP’s campaign to exclude foreign investors from class action
Class Actions 2022-10-12 11:58 am By Christine Caulfield

BHP Group has lost its High Court battle to keep foreign investors from an Australian shareholder class action over the devastating collapse of a Brazilian dam.

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Ruby Princess COVID-19 outbreak ā€˜no accidentā€™, class action trial hears
Class Actions 2022-10-12 9:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess that left 28 people dead was ā€œsomething that was very likely to happenā€ and the cruise should never have sailed, a court heard as a class action trial against Carnival PLC kicked off.

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