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Macpherson Kelley welcomes new litigation, property and tax experts
Macpherson Kelley has recruited a property expert from Hall & Wilcox, as well as the former head of commercial litigation at SLF Lawyers and a tax lawyer from PCL Lawyers, in an expansion of its national team. 
Doctors can’t cut ACL claims from cosmetic surgery class action
A judge has signed off on the eighth version of a class action against Sydney doctor Daniel Lanzer and several of his associates over allegedly negligent cosmetic surgeries.
Aristocrat sues rival, ex-employees over Dragon Link trade secrets
Aristocrat has sued competitor Light & Wonder and two former employees for allegedly using confidential information about its popular Dragon Link poker game to develop a competing product.
Keystone receivers win freezing order extension against developer
Court-appointed receivers of investment firm Keystone have won an extension to a freezing order against a Melbourne developer who is suspected of receiving $160 million in investor funds. 
Flex commissions class action against ANZ settles for $85M
A class action against ANZ over alleged predatory lending practices has settled for $85 million, while two related cases against Westpac and Macquarie are set to go to trial this month.  
Fortescue scores win against start-up accused of ‘industrial scale’ misuse
Fortescue has defeated a bid by its former CFO’s green iron start-up to set aside search orders that were said to have been secured “off the back of egregious material non-disclosure”.  
Class action adversaries on same side in High Court’s class closure case
The applicants in a class action against Lendlease have found common ground with the construction giant in High Court submissions, both arguing for power to make class closure orders.
Ex-EY partner accused of taking $700K in secret commissions won’t ‘show hand’
A former EY partner accused of pocketing $700,000 in secret commissions as part of a tax loss scheme has invoked privilege against exposure to penalty in a client’s suit.
X loses challenge to notice from e-Safety Commissioner
A judge has thrown out X’s challenge to a compliance notice issued by the eSafety Commissioner to its corporate predecessor Twitter over child sexual abuse monitoring on its platform.