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A finding that Noumi's production of a PwC report to ASIC didn't constitute waiver of privilege provides clarity that voluntary disclosure agreements can protect confidential information, but care must still be taken, lawyers say.
A judge has disqualified himself from presiding over a victimisation case lodged by Queensland senator Pauline Hanson against former colleague Brian Burston.
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A Sydney law firm and its principal have been ordered to pay over $1.2 million to a former client after the solicitor was found to have failed to give proper advice about a hotel purchase.
Legal fees will eat up more than half of a $3.5 million settlement reached in a class action over deaths at a NSW aged care facility during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A victim of the 2014 Parkerville bushfire can't withdraw acceptance of a settlement offer from Western Power in light of PTSD symptoms which he said affected his judgment.
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The owners of Perth high rise HBF House have won their bid for more documents from builder CIMIC, as they seek to prove claims that the building squeaks when the weather changes and leaks when it rains.
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The valuer general of Victoria has told the High Court that a property in Melbourne's CBD should be valued at $6.2 million rather than $2.9 million, despite a heritage constraint on development.
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Tasmanian Ports had a right to kick wood pellets manufacturer Resources Australasia off leased property after it erected an awning structure without permission, a court has found.
Class action settlements leaped in value last year, with three settlements topping the $200 million mark.