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Judge balks at $10M registration bill in stolen wages class action
The judge overseeing a $180.4 million settlement in a stolen wages class action has railed against Shine Lawyers' $10 million bill for the costs of registration, saying “something has gone seriously wrong”.
Lawyer found to have misled court should be struck from roll: tribunal
A solicitor who was found to have made misleading statements to the court, a judge's associate and another lawyer should be struck from the roll, a tribunal has found.
Mills Oakley welcomes three new partners
Mills Oakley has lured three partners from rival firms to join its offices in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide. 
Class action filed over ‘substandard’ public housing in WA
A class action has been launched seeking “housing justice” for Aboriginal tenants living in alleged substandard public housing in Western Australia.
High Court upholds court’s power to set aside arbitration ruling in $130M spat with Chevron
The High Court has rejected an appeal from a joint venture that provided work on Chevron's Gorgon liquified natural gas project that argued the Western Australia appeals court lacked power to uphold a ruling that set aside an arbitration ruling in a $130 million dispute over the project.
Acciona must deliver bank guarantees for $511M waste-to-energy plant
A judge has ruled that Acciona must deliver $38.6 million in bank guarantees to the entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant in Western Australia, despite allegations of insolvency levelled by the Spanish infrastructure giant.
HWL Ebsworth must produce correspondence over Brittany Higgins’ claims
Linda Reynolds has won her bid to subpoena HWL Ebsworth for correspondence with the Commonwealth prior to its $2.4 million settlement Brittany Higgins, as the senator contests Higgins' characterisation of her decision to refer the settlement to the corruption watchdog as harassment.
Linda Reynolds wants to subpoena HWL Ebsworth chief executive partner
Senator Linda Reynolds has asked the court for leave to issue a subpoena to HWL Ebsworth’s chief executive partner for correspondence leading up to the Commonwealth's $2.4 million settlement with Brittany Higgins over the government’s handling of her rape allegations. 
Lehrmann’s barrister told Reynolds sharing trial transcript ‘wasn’t appropriate’, court hears
Senator Linda Reynolds has testified that counsel for accused rapist Bruce Lehrmann told her it "wasn't appropriate" to share the transcript from criminal proceedings against his client, which Reynolds sought to aid in her defence of civil claims by Brittany Higgins.
Senator Reynolds claims ignorance of ‘legal nicety’ over leaked letter about Higgins’ claim
Senator Linda Reynolds has admitted that she leaked a confidential letter from the Commonwealth's solicitors to a reporter at The Australian concerning Brittany Higgins' claims about the handling of her rape allegations, calling the letter's confidentiality a "legal nicety" that she didn't understand.