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Cooper Grace Ward snatches corporate partner from K&L Gates
Brisbane-based law firm Cooper Grace Ward has lured a corporate law expert from K&L Gates to join its partnership.
Judge approves ‘high end’ 30% GCO in JB Hi-Fi class action
A judge has approved Maurice Blackburn’s 30 per cent group cost order in a class action against JB Hi-Fi over worthless warranties, noting the 'high end' rate would be reviewed at a later stage.
Monarch Advisory’s 12-month non-compete clause reasonable, court says
Financial services firm Monarch Advisory Group has won over $270,000 in damages after two employees who started a new business were found to have breached restraint clauses in their contracts.
Failed NULIS class action says costs should wait until appeal
The lead applicant in a failed class action against NULIS Nominees has argued that any costs orders should be stayed until after its appeal, while the ex-NAB super trustee claims it should have $8 million in costs paid now. 
ASIC hits Kalkine with new licence conditions over customer service advice
The corporate watchdog has imposed extra conditions on Kalkine's financial services licence amid concerns customer service representatives were providing unlicensed advice.
Squire Patton Boggs scoops up Allens lawyer for corporate practice
Squire Patton Boggs has recruited a private equity specialist from Allens for its Sydney corporate practice.
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No fowl: Queensland wind farm not inconsistent with treaties on birds, judge says
An activist group has lost a challenge to the approval of a 69-turbine wind farm in North Queensland that it says ran afoul of international treaties to protect migratory birds, with a judge finding no grounds to review the decision.
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Woodside’s North West Shelf extension one step closer to final OK
The government has rejected Greenpeace's request to reconsider approval for Woodside’s North West Shelf project extension, paving the way for a final decision that could see the gas field in operation for another 46 years.
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‘What’s done can’t be undone’: Judge says alleged Dexus breach seems irremediable
Dexus' denial of a breach of confidentiality in a battle with co-owners of airport operator APAC is unlikely to hold up, a judge has said, and what appears to have been done can't be undone. What the high-stakes row will come down to, he says, is materiality.