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NSW strata managers to face penalties for violating new disclosure rules
New rules requiring strata managers to disclose conflicts of interests and kickbacks to owners have come into effect in New South Wales.
WiseTech founder faces new lawsuit, confidential complaints
WiseTech Global's embattled founder Richard White has been hit with a lawsuit by a former employee and is the subject of two fresh complaints made to the software company.
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Colin Biggers & Paisley appoints partner to lead property insurance team
Law firm Colin Biggers & Paisley has appointed a former Lander & Rogers consultant to lead its property insurance team.
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Senate signs off on tax credits for green energy, critical minerals projects
The Senate has waved through a component of the Albanese government's plans to support the green energy transition, approving tax credits for clean energy and critical minerals production.
Judge recuses himself from Pauline Hanson’s victimisation suit
A judge has disqualified himself from presiding over a victimisation case lodged by Queensland senator Pauline Hanson against former colleague Brian Burston.
Obeids, Macdonald ask High Court to toss convictions for bid-rigging
Jailed former Labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, have asked the High Court to toss their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.
Legal body pans Labor’s mandatory sentencing proposal for hate crimes
Australia's peak legal body has slammed the Albanese government's latest proposal to reform hate speech laws, which would create new offences and introduce mandatory minimum jail terms.
Gilbert + Tobin lures Dentons partner to build securitisation practice
Gilbert + Tobin has welcomed partner Stanley Mok to its banking and infrastructure practice in the firm's Sydney office.
Contingency fee rates on rise as nearly 30 law firms get in on action: report
The rate of contingency fees granted out of the gate in class actions in Victoria's Supreme Court has shot up, and more than two dozen law firms are now vying for their chance at a tidy payday, according to a new report.
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High Court to rule on when ‘uncommon’ land use amounts to nuisance in light rail class action
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on when uncommon use of land amounts to a nuisance in a class action by small business owners over Sydney's light rail construction.