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Judge says ‘serious harm’ test in defamation law could violate Judiciary Act
Defamation 2023-05-10 3:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has questioned whether recent changes to defamation law requiring courts to determine if a publication has caused serious harm ahead of trial are […]

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Legal advice in spotlight as ASIC claims financial services firm diverted funds to limit penalty
Financial Services 2023-05-09 11:28 pm By Gareth Baker

A court has appointed a referee to examine whether a law firm’s communications with Golden Financial furthered a plan by the financial advisory firm to […]

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Barrister who repped Mawhinney can act against him, but not in settlement talks
Restructuring & Insolvency 2023-03-22 8:59 pm By Sam Matthews

A senior barrister who represented Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney in mediation of two cases last year has been allowed to appear against him at […]

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Claims of barrister’s ex-wife based on employment, not marital, relationship: court
Employment 2023-03-22 8:40 pm By Sam Matthews

A wife employed by her barrister husband can seek compensation for unpaid wages because the claim is based on their employment relationship not their marital […]

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7-Eleven class action funder to appeal denial of CFO
Class Actions 2023-03-06 4:52 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a $12 million payment to the funder of two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven, even as the funder plans to appeal […]

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Saga of common fund orders ripe for return to High Court
Analysis 2023-02-15 10:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

The question of power to make a common fund order at the end of a class action was no longer a hypothetical one and it […]

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7-Eleven class action judge says CFOs never available, slashes funder’s payout
7-Eleven 2023-02-14 10:30 am By Cindy Cameronne

The High Court killed off all common fund orders, not just the kind sought at the start of a class action, a judge has said […]

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Law firm’s $16.6M payday OK’d over 7-Eleven class action contradictor’s protests
Class Actions 2023-02-14 11:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has blessed a law firm’s $16.6 million legal bill for running two franchisee class actions against 7-Eleven despite a contradictor’s argument that it […]

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Class action settlements that came under fire in 2022
Class Actions 2023-01-25 11:21 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Courts stepped up their scrutiny of class action settlements in 2022, with judges grappling with difficult issues such as funding commissions in employment cases and […]

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A ‘sorry history’ of non-compliance: Judge tosses underpayments class action
Class Actions 2022-11-15 11:29 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has thrown out an underpayments class action against NSW not-for-profit Life Without Borders for failure to advance the case with due diligence and […]

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