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Michaelia Cash denies referring union donation to watchdog to hurt Bill Shorten
Liberal Senator Michaelia Cash has denied she referred concerns about a $100,000 donation by the Australian Workers' Union to the union watchdog to damage Labor leader Bill Shorten, telling a court Friday her referral was "in the public interest".
Justice Minister aide helped Michaelia Cash staffer alert media to AWU raids, court told
Senator Michaelia Cash's former media adviser says he notified his counterpart in the office of former federal Justice Minister Michael Keenan ahead of AFP raids on the Australian Workers' Union offices, and both alerted the media, a court heard Wednesday.
Michaelia Cash’s ex-chief of staff revealed as source of AWU raid leak
Michaelia Cash's former chief-of-staff, Ben Davies, was the tipster who told the minister's ex-media adviser that federal police were planning to raid the headquarters of the Australian Workers' Union, a court was told Tuesday.
Michaelia Cash’s ex-adviser won’t give up source of tip on AWU raids
A former staffer to federal minister Michaelia Cash admitted in court Monday to alerting the media about federal police raids on the offices of the Australian Workers' Union, but he refused to reveal who tipped him off.
Maurice Blackburn drops investigation of Opal Tower class action
Maurice Blackburn has dropped its investigation of a possible class action on behalf of owners of units in Sydney's faulty Opal Tower, but Corrs Chambers Westgarth is still pursuing a potential case.
Rival law firms backpedal in deal over competing Commonwealth Bank class actions
Law firms Maurice Blackburn and Phi Finney McDonald have stepped back from a proposed consolidation of their class actions against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and want to run their own cases again, but now with "harmonised" pleadings.
Boutique firm Phi Finney McDonald ’eminently qualified’ to run BHP class action, experts say
Class action experts have come to the defence of boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald as heavyweight Maurice Blackburn appeals a judge's ruling to choose the "less experienced" firm to lead a shareholder class action against BHP Billiton.
Judge slams ‘extremely unhelpful’ Qantas defence in underpayment case
A judge has taken Qantas to task over its defence in a Fair Work case brought by the Australian Licenced Aircraft Engineers Association union over alleged underpayments to LA-based mechanics, calling the document "extremely unhelpful".  
Maurice Blackburn slings mud at ‘less experienced’ firm in BHP class action battle
Maurice Blackburn has criticised a judge's decision to award carriage of a massive shareholder class action against BHP over the fatal collapse of a dam at its Brazilian mine to "less experienced" firm Phi Finney McDonald, lodging what is now the second high-stakes challenge to a ruling permanently staying a competing class action.
Judge OKs $16.4M Cash Converters settlement, but axes scheme administrator clause
A judge has signed off on a $16.4 million settlement of a class action against Cash Converters, but not before scrapping a clause he said tied the court's hands by making the deal conditional on the appointment of Maurice Blackburn as scheme administrator.