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Clayton Utz lures environment partner from HWL Ebsworth
Clayton Utz has recruited lawyer Lucy Shea as a partner in the law firm's national environment and planning practice.
Class action reforms to expect from new Labor government
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.
AEC fixes phone voting anomaly for COVID-positive voters after court threat
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.
Independent Monique Ryan to bring court action for COVID-positive voters
Popular independent candidate Dr Monique Ryan -- who is contesting Josh Frydenberg's seat of Kooyong -- is lodging legal action for tens of thousands of COVID sufferers who won't be able to vote in the federal election.
Law firm’s tiered contingency fee in doubt in Beach Energy class actions
A judge deciding one of the first ever applications by a law firm for a percentage cut of a class action will have to determine whether Victoria's ground-breaking contingency fee legislation allows a group costs order to operate with a sliding percentage return.
No hard time limit on criminal charges against ME Bank, prosecutors say
Challenging a ruling that tossed half the charges brought against direct bank Members Equity, prosecutors have told an appeals court the ASIC Act does not impose a strict deadline for bringing a criminal case of misleading or deceptive conduct.
Law firms team up to join two Nuix class actions, want third case shut down
Two law firms are joining forces in the hopes of winning a contest of competing securities class actions against technology company Nuix over its $1.8 billion IPO.
Court overturns Peter Dutton’s win in defamation case over ‘rape apologist’ tweet
An appeals court has set aside a judgment awarding federal minister Peter Dutton $35,000 in his defamation case over a tweet by a refugee activist labelling him a "rape apologist".
Virgin Australia won’t take financial hit from shareholder class action
A shareholder class action against Virgin Australia over representations made in a prospectus for a $324 million capital raising won't put a dent in the airline's financials, the company said Friday.
Orix loses access fight over files in criminal case against former executives
Fleet management company Orix Australia has struck out in its bid to access certain files in an abandoned criminal case against two former senior executives as it seeks to claw back what it claims are losses suffered as a result of their breaches of duty.