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Arrium class action’s potential loss of contingency fee irrelevant to transfer fight, KPMG says
The possibility that a NSW judge will revoke a contingency fee order made in a class action over Arrium's collapse is irrelevant to whether the proceedings should be transferred from Victoria to the appropriate forum, Arrium's auditor KPMG has told a court.
Solicitor who was unaware of Harman obligation hit with fine
A lawyer accused of wrongfully using information obtained via subpoena in a family law case has been hit with a $2,000 fine by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, after he chose to appeal a reprimand from the NSW Law Society.
Daily Telegraph defeats defamation appeal of John Ibrahim’s son
An appeals court has dismissed the appeal of Daniel Taylor, son of notorious former Kings Cross nightclub owner John Ibrahim, seeking to revive defamation claims over a 2019 article in The Sunday Telegraph which he claimed suggested he was a mobster. 
Underpayments class action launched against NSW by Sydney Trains staff
The NSW government has been hit with a class action by Sydney Trains operations staff alleging a “systemic pattern” of underpayment and overwork.
Insurer Vero dragged into class action over combustible cladding
A judge has ruled insurer Vero can be added to a class action over allegedly combustible cladding, finding removal of the cladding could be considered “property damage” under the wording of an insurance contract with cladding manufacturer Fairview.
ACCC flags concerns with Coles acquisition of Saputo dairy plants
The ACCC has raised concerns about Coles plans to acquire milk processing plants from Saputo, with the regulator saying the transaction -- marking the first time a supermarket chain has ventured into the processing market -- would be a “major structural change”.
Norton Rose snags class action ace from US, elevates arbitration expert
Norton Rose Fulbright has snagged a class action lawyer with decades of US legal experience and elevated an arbitration expert who worked at a New York white shoe law firm to be partners in its Sydney and Perth offices. 
Doctors class action won’t take precedence over union-backed cases
A union representing 54 junior doctors alleging they were systemically underpaid has defeated a bid by NSW Health to stay its case until the determination of a related class action on behalf of tens of thousands of medical officers. 
Judge shuts down fight over class action evidence delay after solicitor’s death
A judge has allowed the applicants in a class action against a law firm extra time to file evidence after the death of the solicitor on record, despite protests from the firm, which is accused in the case of liability for the alleged fraud of a former employee.
Jones Day adds White & Case lawyer for restructuring practice
Jones Day has recruited White & Case lawyer Kathryn Sutherland-Smith for the firm's business restructuring & reorganization practice in Sydney.