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Judge blames law firm for delays in Romeo’s class actions
A judge overseeing two underpayments class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s has rejected a bid for a private costs assessor by Adero Law, which will now go unpaid until at least January.
Wotton + Kearney opens Adelaide office, nabs Sparke Helmore special counsel
Insurance law firm Wotton + Kearney has opened its seventh office across Australia and New Zealand, expanding into Adelaide to meet local client demand and allow lawyers to work from their home town after the pandemic. 
Judge won’t block disciplinary action against unvaccinated Qantas staff
A judge has dismissed an urgent application to block Qantas from taking disciplinary action against unvaccinated employees, but the airline has committed to extending their leave with pay until a challenge to its COVID-19 vaccination policy can be heard.
SA Power Networks settles Yorketown bushfire class action for $2.25M
South Australian Power Networks has reportedly agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a class action brought by the victims of the 2019 Yorketown bushfire.
Union accuses McDonald’s of unpaid rest break ‘conspiracy’
McDonald’s Australia has been joined as a second respondent in a union-led lawsuit that accuses the fast food giant of “conspiring to deliberately deny workers their breaks”.
‘Hundreds of lawyers’ could overwhelm combustible cladding class action, court told
“Hundreds of lawyers” could overwhelm Microsoft Teams if German cladding manufacturer 3A Composites continues adding cross-claimants in a class action over highly flammable building materials, a court has heard.
Energy regulator takes Tesla big battery owner to court
The Australian Energy Regulator has filed court proceedings against Hornsdale Energy Reserve, the owner and operator of the world's second largest lithium-ion battery, for allegedly failing to provide promised contingency services to avoid power disruptions in 2019.
Tabcorp locked in billion-dollar court battle with ATO
Tabcorp and Tatts Group have brought eight proceedings against the Australian Tax Office over more than a billion dollars in deductions for fees to gambling authorities in four states.
Wealthy South Australian farmer targeted in class action over Lucindale fire
A class action against the executors of the late South Australian pastoralist Thomas Brinkworth has been brought on behalf of landowners whose properties were damaged in a fire in Lucindale last summer.
Court tosses lawyer’s claim for greater damages in ‘Centrelink cheat’ case against Seven
An Adelaide lawyer who won a long-running defamation battle over a Today Tonight story that described her as a “Centrelink cheat” has lost her bid for a bigger payout after a court found there was no misapprehension of fact or law in its determination of damages.