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Lehrmann inquiry chair faces corruption probe for leaking report to media
Legal Ethics 2024-05-14 2:41 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A former judge who led an inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann is facing a corruption probe from the ACT Integrity Commission for leaking […]

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Failed cases against CBA won’t be final word on shareholder class actions
Analysis 2024-05-10 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The score in shareholder class actions taken to trial now stands at a dismal 0-5 after a judge tossed class actions against the Commonwealth Bank […]

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CBA defeats shareholder class actions over money laundering disclosures
Class Actions 2024-05-10 12:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Two class actions have failed to convince a judge that the Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s money laundering compliance failure which led to a $700 million […]

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Omni Bridgeway to take $2.1M hit from loss in CBA class actions
Business of Law 2024-05-10 11:52 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Omni Bridgeway will book a smaller-than-expected loss from its investment in failed shareholder class actions against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia that it spent close […]

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Slater & Gordon gets OK to have separate counsel at GCO settlement approval hearing
Class Actions 2024-05-10 11:15 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Slater & Gordon has won the court’s nod to be separately represented at an upcoming settlement approval hearing where it will seek a $12.8 million […]

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In win for government, High Court rules Iranian man can be indefinitely detained
High Court 2024-05-10 10:30 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

The High Court has found the indefinite detention of an Iranian man is not unlawful because he could be removed to his home country were […]

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Greens senator wants trial reopened to rebut Hanson evidence about her religion
Discrimination 2024-05-09 11:22 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Mehreen Faruqi wants to reopen a racial discrimination trial to rebut evidence by One Nation senator Pauline Hanson that she didn’t know the deputy Greens […]

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Veteran information regulator to take the reins at OAIC
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2024-05-09 11:38 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A veteran regulator with decades of government experience has been appointed to lead the Office of the Australian Information Commission amid a major overhaul of […]

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Class action firms that play nice should not have a leg up in beauty parade, court told
Class Actions 2024-05-08 11:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Appellate guidance is needed on whether a history of cooperation between law firms that brought competing class actions can be the deciding factor in a […]

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IPH moves to swallow up IP services rival QANTM with $265M offer
Corporate 2024-05-08 11:04 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

IP services giant IPH Limited, which owns IP boutiques Spruson & Ferguson and Griffith Hack, has made an offer worth $265 million to acquire its […]

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