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Sparke Helmore picks up partner from Holding Redlich
Business of Law 2023-07-11 11:40 pm By Christine Caulfield

Sparke Helmore has recruited a Brisbane-based partner from Holding Redlich with corporate and dispute resolution experience. Kylie Wilson joins the law firm’s corporate & commercial […]

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Lawyer says reconvening Robodebt class action right way to compensate victims
Class Actions 2023-07-10 11:21 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

A lawyer behind a settled class action against the previous government’s Robodebt disaster has called for the case to be reconvened in the wake of […]

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Data brokers in ACCC’s sights over info harvesting
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-07-10 4:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has set its sights on data brokers such as Equifax and Corelogic amid concerns about harms to consumers from […]

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Scathing report on Robodebt ‘disaster’ calls for legal action
Policy and Regulation 2023-07-07 11:56 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A damning report by a royal commission into the former federal government’s Robodebt scheme has recommended several individuals be referred for civil action or criminal […]

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‘Aldi bag of cash’ suit against Holding Redlich resolved, court hears
New South Wales 2023-07-07 1:32 pm By Gareth Baker

The NSW Labor Party has agreed to drop its case against law firm Holding Redlich for providing allegedly negligent advice over a $100,000 illegal cash […]

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Hotel detention legal, but lacked ‘care and humanity’, judge says
Human Rights 2023-07-06 10:27 pm By Gareth Baker

A federal court judge has slammed Australia’s use of makeshift hotel detention centres as lacking “ordinary human decency”, but ruled they are not illegal in […]

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‘More is more’ approach to pleadings an increasing problem, lawyers say
Analysis 2023-07-05 11:28 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A Federal Court judge who recently ordered new pleadings in a copyright case against CoreLogic is the latest judge fed up with plaintiffs pleading innumerable […]

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AFP can’t get first impression trial in childcare operators’ defamation case
Defamation 2023-07-05 5:25 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has knocked back a bid by the Australian Federal Police to have an upcoming trial over an allegedly defamatory press conference run on […]

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Peru sour after failed bid to trade mark pisco
Intellectual Property 2023-07-04 5:07 pm By Gareth Baker

The government of Peru has appealed a ruling that rejected its bid to trade mark the alcoholic spirit pisco, after an IP Australia delegate found […]

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Layoffs unlikely, but salary slowdown coming for lawyers
Business of Law 2023-07-03 4:59 pm By Gareth Baker

Despite a global economic slowdown Australian lawyers won’t face layoffs like their US counterparts, legal insiders say, but some who cashed in during the COVID-19 […]

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