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‘Sky’s the limit’ for Johnson Winter & Slattery partner Frances Dreyer
For Johnson Winter & Slattery litigation partner Frances Dreyer, grit is the key to success in handling complex commercial litigation and class actions.
‘I don’t think it’s right’: Federal Court judge not a fan of landmark class closure ruling
A Federal Court judge has made his feelings known about a ruling by the NSW Supreme Court last year that found judges have no power to shut unregistered group members out of a class action, but said he was “just a single judge” and was bound by the decision.
The Beatles hitmaker EMI can’t block ‘Abbey Road’ trade mark
The Beatles hit producer EMI has lost its "ambitious" opposition to Australian craft company Spotlight registering 'Abbey Road' as a trade mark for its yarn products.
Judge extends injunction blocking ex-Liberty Financial exec from joining rival
A judge has extended an injunction barring a former manager of non-bank lender Liberty Financial from working for a unit of Wingate Group until after trial in a case over a restraint clause in the executive's contract.
Insurer may be dragged into COVID-19 class action against security firms
The lead plaintiff in a class action against security firms Unified and MSS Security over last year's second COVID-19 wave in Victoria might drag an insurer into the proceedings after Unified went into liquidation.
EML Payments faces potential class action over money laundering risk disclosures
Payments processing company EML is the target of a shareholder class action investigation over its alleged failure to timely alert the market to concerns about its money laundering risk and control systems.
Ben Roberts-Smith sues ex-wife ahead of defamation trial over war crimes allegations
Accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith has brought legal action against his ex-wife, who is set to give evidence for Nine at the upcoming trial in his defamation case against the publisher.
Court urged to reject law firm’s contingency fee bid in ANZ, Westpac class actions
A Victoria Supreme Court judge weighing for the first time an application by a law firm for a percentage cut of recoveries in class actions has been told to reject the bid because group members would fare better under the firm's current no win, no fee funding arrangement.
Tyro faces second class action investigation over terminal outage
Payments provider Tyro is facing two potential class actions over a days-long terminal outage that left many businesses unable to accept payments, the first of which is expected to be filed "imminently".
Bigger is better for Johnson Winter & Slattery energy superstar George Croft
When Johnson Winter & Slattery’s George Croft is asked what he loves about working for clients in the energy and resources sectors, the tangible nature of the field with its deep rumbling ore crushers and haulage trains kilometres long really brings out his excitement.