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3A Composites fights for class closure order in combustible cladding action
Class Actions 2020-05-19 4:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

German cladding manufacturer 3A Composites is pushing forward with a bid to close a class action over allegedly combustible cladding to registered group members, arguing that a recent appeals court decision does not bar class closure in this case.

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Settlement in Ralan class actions to be kept under wraps amid threat of more lawsuits
Class Actions 2020-05-14 6:02 pm By Miklos Bolza

The settlement sum in three class actions against law firms that allegedly gave negligent advice about property investments in the now-defunct Ralan Group has been suppressed, after the court heard there was a risk of future claims being brought.

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Ashurst partner faces eviction from Point Piper home
Real Estate 2020-05-06 12:51 pm By Miklos Bolza

An Ashurst partner is at risk of being evicted from his Point Piper home after allegedly refusing to pay a $150,000 special levy.

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K&L Gates sued by former clients after $3M court loss over real estate joint venture
Real Estate 2020-05-01 8:57 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Law firm K&L Gates has been hit with a $3 million lawsuit by former clients alleging breaches of duty of care and fiduciary duties after a Victorian Supreme Court loss in a joint venture dispute.

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Mills Oakley sued for falling prey to $1M email scam
Real Estate 2020-04-30 1:16 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Law firm Mills Oakley and a firm partner are facing a lawsuit alleging they violated their duty of care by transferring nearly $1 million in client funds to the wrong account after being duped by false emails purporting to be from a representative of one of the firm’s clients.

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Court limits ‘fishing’ in ousted Piper Alderman partner’s sex discrimination case
Business of Law 2020-04-23 12:52 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Piper Alderman will spend the next six weeks gathering documents for a former partner who is seeking to revive her unlawful discrimination case against the firm, but a court limited the categories of documents sought to prevent a ‘fishing’ expedition.

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Land developer Tina Bazzo loses fight to keep liquidators’ examinations secret
Restructuring & Insolvency 2020-04-09 4:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

WA-based land developer Tina Bazzo and her partner Allen Caratti have failed in their challenge to a ruling that liquidators’ examinations should not be held in private despite a large scale ongoing criminal investigation of the pair.

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Funding blocked in Clive Palmer class action until appeal heard
Class Actions 2020-04-08 7:59 pm By Alison Eveleigh

Funding for a class action over the troubled Coolum Palmer Resort has been temporarily blocked while a company owned by Clive Palmer appeals a judgment in a separate lawsuit lodged by the billionaire to thwart the class action.

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Real estate agents in ASIC’s crosshairs over super advice to tenants
Financial Services 2020-04-03 9:45 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Real estate agents advising tenants who may be unable to pay their rent to draw down their superannuation have raised the ire of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, which warned they could be violating the Corporations Act.

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Gadens faces lawsuit by director of Modscape for ‘malicious’ letter to building regulator
Real Estate 2020-03-30 4:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Gadens and partner Andrew Denehy have been hit with a lawsuit by the director of Modscape alleging a letter to the Victorian Building Authority questioning the financial probity of the director and the design company was false and malicious.

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