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A class action has been filed in the High Court, challenging the detention of South Sudanese refugees in Australian detention centres.
A ruling that clarified the materiality requirement in continuous disclosure cases could lead to more regulatory actions and activist shareholder claims, but won't boost shareholder class actions, experts say.
Macpherson Kelley has recruited a property expert from Hall & Wilcox, as well as the former head of commercial litigation at SLF Lawyers and a tax lawyer from PCL Lawyers, in an expansion of its national team.
In a push toward gender parity, more than 30 per cent of the latest silks appointed in NSW are women, a percentage that mirrors the representation of women at the Bar.
MinterEllison has lured a King & Wood Mallesons litigation veteran to bolster its construction practice.
Big Four bank ANZ and superannuation trustee OnePath will pay $50 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of super members allegedly charged excessive fees.
Thomson Geer has lured an employment law partner and his team from KPMG’s legal services division after the consulting firm announced it was shutting down its commercial law practice.
The federal government has vowed to fight shrinkflation by strengthening the Unit Pricing Code and introducing "substantial penalties" for non-compliance.
Mills Oakley has lured three partners from rival firms to join its offices in Perth, Brisbane and Adelaide.
Former senator Rex Patrick has defeated the Attorney General's appeal of a ruling which clarified that a loophole cannot be used to avoid Freedom of Information requests when a minister leaves office.