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Law firm loses fight over legal fees in Romeoā€™s class actions
Class Actions 2022-10-06 3:18 am By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has rejected a class action law firm’s challenge to her decision to slash its fees in two underpayments class actions against supermarket chain […]

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Judge OKs $2.2M settlement in Drakes class action but questions law firmā€™s costs
Class Actions 2022-10-06 11:26 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has approved a $2.2 million settlement in a class action on behalf of Drakes store managers who were allegedly underpaid but has deferred […]

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‘I have no faith in your time records’: Class action firm ticks off judge
Class Actions 2022-09-29 4:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge who slashed the payout of a law firm that reached a $1.55 million settlement in two class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s has […]

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Judicial misconduct reforms win government support as court again overturns Judge Street
Courts 2022-09-29 3:09 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Albanese government has thrown its support behind a proposal to establish a federal judicial commission that would address questionable conduct by judges. Days after […]

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Law firm challenges serious breach finding in Romeoā€™s class actions
Class Actions 2022-09-21 11:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Class action law firm Adero Law is fighting a judgeā€™s order that its fees be slashed in two underpayment class actions against supermarket chain Romeoā€™s, […]

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Lawyers called out in damning report on Star Entertainment
Legal Ethics 2022-09-13 11:55 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Senior lawyers for Star Entertainment have been called out by the NSW gambling regulator for gumming up investigations with unfounded claims of legal professional privilege […]

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Arbitrator whose wife repped Gina Rinehart can hear family feud over mining assets
Energy & Natural Resources 2022-09-09 1:42 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An appeals court has refused a bid by Bianca Rinehart and John Hancock to block an arbitrator from deciding a long-running dispute over valuable mining […]

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Forum Finance judge recuses himself after questioning director’s credibility
Legal Ethics 2022-08-19 9:51 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Federal Court judge has recused himself from hearing a fraud trial against Forum Finance, after expressing that he had an ā€œunfavourableā€ impression of director […]

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Court’s readiness to hold remote hearings ‘has come to an end’, judge says
Courts 2022-08-18 4:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge who has granted a lawyer leave to appear in proceedings via audio visual link has warned the legal profession that courts are expecting […]

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‘Serious allegations’ against Pitcher Partners to be heard in NSW
Accounting 2022-08-05 10:02 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has denied a bid by accounting firm Pitcher Partners to transfer a $127 million lawsuit brought by the Twigg family, saying he was […]

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