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Corrs Chambers Westgarth loses head of gender equality to Ashurst
Ashurst has lured a senior commercial litigation partner from Corrs Chambers Westgarth, who has praised her new firm’s commitment to gender equity.
Lawyers’ costs would leave personal injury client with 5% of Coles settlement, court says
A woman who secured a $650,000 settlement from Coles after allegedly slipping on water at a Penrith, NSW supermarket may see just over five per cent of the sum after fees by the two law firms that represented her, as well as deductions by Medicare and Centrelink, a judge has said.
Nature’s Care owners can’t extend injunction against Wu family founders
The current owners of vitamin giant Nature’s Care have lost a bid to extend an urgent injunction against the company’s founding family amid fears they were trying to regain control of the corporate group, with a judge finding the family may faced oppressive conduct themselves.
Star Entertainment faces second inquiry into Sydney licence
The NSW Independent Casino Commission has announced a second inquiry into embattled casino operator Star, amid concerns about its response to Adam Bell SC’s first inquiry.
Surgeon wins security from nose job patient appealing defamation loss
A nose job patient who allegedly defamed his surgeon has been slugged with $50,000 in security for his appeal, on top of a $50,000 damages bill that a judge said the surgeon is unlikely to see.
REST Super hit with class action over insurance premiums
REST Super faces a class action alleging the supererannuation trustee deducted premiums for income protection insurance that provided no benefit to members.
‘At least unwise’: Emails show silk’s reaction to Higgins’ refusal to assist Chrysanthou in defamation case
Newly released emails show a prominent silk describing Brittany Higgins’ refusal to assist Lisa Wilkinson’s barrister Sue Chrysanthou as “at the least unwise”, amid a dispute over the TV presenter’s decision to hire her own legal team in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case. 
‘Not something we could ever agree to’: Applicant fights soft class closure in AMP case
The applicant in a class action against four AMP subsidiaries and two trustees over alleged excessive superannuation fees has flagged its opposition to soft class closure, saying it would be “completely inappropriate” to require the large class of up to two million group members to register ahead of mediation. 
Company can’t duck service of $2.5M lawsuit via solicitors, judge says
A Norwegian company can’t dodge service of a $2.5 million lawsuit via its Australian solicitors, failing in its argument that exceptional circumstances are needed to avoid the more lengthy and costly process of serving it in its home country.
ASIC sued by Forex liquidators looking to claw back $20M fine
In a case believed to be the first of its kind, the liquidators of boiler room trader Forex Capital Trading have sued ASIC, seeking to claw back over $20 million in fines and costs they says constituted unfair preference payments and should be distributed among the company’s out-of-pocket clients.