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Hyundai, Kia class actions transfer bid should precede beauty parade: courts
Class Actions 2023-08-10 2:57 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Two courts have ruled that in competing class actions against Hyundai and Kia over allegedly faulty anti-lock braking systems, a plaintiff’s bid to transfer one […]

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Judge rejects latest pleading in plastic surgery class action
Class Actions 2023-08-10 10:31 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has directed a class action on behalf of 1,000 patients of Sydney-based plastic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and four of his associates to have […]

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ASIC’s latest court action says debt ‘solvers’ anything but
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-08-10 11:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought legal action against debt management business Solve My Debt Now and its director, alleging customers were usually […]

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Lehrmann inquiry head faces possible charges, integrity probe over leaked report
Legal Ethics 2023-08-08 9:53 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Walter Sofronoff KC, who led an inquiry into Bruce Lehrmann’s rape trial could face sanction or a probe by the ACT integrity commission after the […]

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GCs need to make sure companies can back up green credentials, ACCC warns
Climate change 2023-08-08 11:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released guidelines to help businesses avoid greenwashing and greenhushing, calling on general counsel to avoid broad terms like […]

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Mark Latham claims homophobic tweet ‘enhanced’ Sydney MP’s reputation, was ‘honest opinion’
Defamation 2023-08-08 9:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

One Nation’s NSW leader Mark Latham has responded to a defamation case by Alex Greenwich by claiming his homophobic tweet was an honest opinion and […]

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Borrowing funds to run class actions ‘not appropriate’, says expert
Analysis 2023-08-07 10:22 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Class actions throw up all manner of ethical conundrums, but a recent Federal Court decision has shone a light on the question of whether funders […]

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Roberts-Smith wants judge to recuse himself from deciding if OSI can see evidence
Defamation 2023-08-07 1:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Ben Roberts-Smith has argued a judge should recuse himself from deciding if the Office of the Special Investigator can access his defamation court file, arguing […]

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Judge asks if class action firm’s uncertain GCO back-up plan ‘artificial’
Class Actions 2023-08-04 3:40 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge overseeing a class action against Suncorp subsidiary AAI has questioned whether the “uncertain” plan B of a law firm seeking a 25 per […]

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ASIC takes Dixon Advisory director to court over $19M debt
Financial Services 2023-08-04 12:15 pm By Cindy Cameronne

ASIC is seeking penalties against Dixon Advisory & Superannuation Services director Paul Ryan for allegedly failing to consider clients when executing a deed that affected […]

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