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Holding Redlich lures WHS partner from boutique to bolster team
Employment 2024-04-10 11:55 am By Andy Sidler

Workplace health and safety lawyer Jane Hall is the newest addition to Holding Redlich, boosting the firm’s regulatory expertise.

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Police thought Higgins ‘may have been drugged’, say new submissions in Lehrmann case
Defamation 2024-04-09 11:35 pm By Christine Caulfield

A master chronology of the events on the night Bruce Lerhmann allegedly raped former policital staffer Brittany Higgins in Parliament House reveals federal police had concerns that Higgins may have been drugged.

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Top lawyer for West Gate Tunnel project sues Transurban for alleged bullying
Employment 2024-04-09 11:38 pm By Sam Matthews

The former head of legal for the West Gate Tunnel project has sued toll road operator Transurban, alleging she was made redundant after complaining about “a culture of fear and intimidation” on the project.

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ACCC’s powers to review mergers to get boost under planned reforms
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-04-09 11:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is expected to announce changes to Australia’s merger review regime on Wednesday that will require companies to notify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission of deals above a certain threshold.

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Mayfair 101 founder James Mawhinney charged with dishonest conduct
Financial Services 2024-04-09 3:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mayfair 101’s James Mawhinney has been arrested and charged with four counts of engaging in dishonest conduct in running his beleaguered wealth management business.

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Public housing class action loses bid for injunction blocking Melbourne tower demolition
Class Actions 2024-04-09 1:05 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has dismissed a bid to temporarily halt the demolition of three public housing towers in inner city Melbourne as a class action pursues the Victorian government over its decision to redevelop the sites.

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AMP class action members deserve to know why discontinued claims fell short, judge says 
Class Actions 2024-04-09 11:29 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has refused to redact a judgment signing off on the discontinuance of several product claims in a class action against three AMP subsidiaries after the applicant failed to gather the required evidence, saying it was not enough that the reasons “may be an embarrassment to people who commenced the proceeding”. 

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Company run by lawyer and wealth guru Dominique Grubisa made misleading statements: court
Competition & Consumer Protection 2024-04-09 2:30 pm By Christine Caulfield

In a win for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, a court has found Dominique Grubisa’s DG Institute made misleading statements to students who paid up to $9,000 to enrol in her property investment and wealth management programs.

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On The Run to backpay workers $2.5M in leave entitlements
Employment 2024-04-09 10:23 pm By Andy Sidler

Convenience store operator On The Run will backpay $2.3 million in annual leave entitlements to 1,524 full and part-time employees — mostly console operators and roadhouse attendants working in South Australia. 

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Former HWL Ebsworth partner invalidly expelled ahead of planned IPO, court rules
Business of Law 2024-04-08 2:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has ruled that HWL Ebsworth invalidly expelled a former capital partner, finding that the expulsion, which prevented him from participating in a planned float of the firm on the ASX, breached the partnership deed. 

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