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Contingency fee ruling may face serious scrutiny in a High Court challenge, experts say
Analysis 2024-07-10 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield

Although carefully reasoned, last week’s landmark judgment by the Full Federal Court finding power to grant contingency fees to class action solicitors has placed the question of statutory authority to award settlement common fund orders on more unsteady ground than before, experts say.

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Legal community celebrates revived NSW industrial court
Courts 2024-07-09 3:01 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Members of the legal community in NSW are celebrating the revival of the state’s 123-year old industrial court, the oldest tribunal of its kind in the world, with the new president saying it will be “unburdened” by numerous requirements found in federal legislation.

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Judge makes complaint to legal watchdog against NSW top prosecutor
Courts 2024-07-02 11:31 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge of the District Court in NSW has lodged a formal complaint against the state’s Director of Public Prosecutions after the DPP griped to the court’s top judge about her conduct while presiding over three criminal cases.

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Two senior barristers appointed to Federal Court
Courts 2024-06-21 10:11 pm By Andy Sidler

An advocate for women at the Bar and an expert in public law have been appointed to serve as judges on the Federal Court.

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Contingency fee order in Arrium class action would remain in force in NSW, AG tells High Court
Class Actions 2024-06-20 11:55 pm By Sam Matthews

The NSW Supreme Court would have the power to deal with a contingency fee order made in a class action against KPMG if the accounting firm won its application to move the case from Victoria, making the existence of the order a neutral factor in the transfer bid, the federal Attorney-General has told the High Court.  

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Shortcomings found in Federal Court’s management of corporate credit cards
Courts 2024-06-19 10:30 pm By Sam Matthews

A new report from the Australian National Audit Office has found weaknesses in the Federal Court’s oversight of corporate credit cards, with the court agreeing to strengthen its policies and procedures, including in relation to the use of credit cards to cover taxi fares.

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EnergyAustralia to amend defence as date set for greenwashing trial over carbon neutral claims
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-06-19 2:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

Trial has been set for next May in a case by Australian parents that accuses EnergyAustralia of engaging in misleading conduct in promoting a “carbon neutral” program, a case that puts carbon offset credits under scrutiny.

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AI may breed laziness among lawyers, top NSW judge warns
AI 2024-06-18 10:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The top judge of the NSW Supreme Court has issued a warning over the use of artificial intelligence by practitioners, saying the technology may “encourage or feed laziness in research and analysis”.

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Law Society says NSW courts in dire need of modernisation
Policy and Regulation 2024-06-18 10:58 pm By Andy Sidler

Offering a mixed review of the NSW budget on Tuesday, the Law Society of NSW welcomed the funding boost to legal aid and other key agencies but said the state should do more to modernize the courts.

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Westpac wins orders keeping lid on lawsuit, citing threat to settlement negotiations
Employment 2024-06-17 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

Westpac has secured confidentiality orders blocking the release of details of an adverse action case by its former head of strategy, after arguing that publicity would hamper settlement talks and force it to defend itself in the media.

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