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A failed competition class action by Queensland electricity customers accusing utility companies Stanwell and CS Energy of misusing their market power has been appealed to the Full Court.
‘Staggering’: Lawyers taken to task by court for excessive submissions
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A judge has slammed lawyers for filing “staggering” volumes of documents in an interlocutory skirmish and racking up huge costs, warning the court may need to take “decisive action” to ensure compliance with the Civil Procedure Act.
Barrister fights order quarantining costs in spat with solicitors Giles George
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A barrister who won her defamation case over A Current Affairs’ reporting on a cavoodle custody battle is challenging an order in favour of her former solicitors over contested costs.
Environment minister taken to court by Wilderness Society over 11 species
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The Wilderness Society has sued the federal environment minister alleging she has failed in her duty to create recovery plans for 11 species at risk of extinction.
Telstra fined $626,000 for breaching spam laws
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Telstra has been hit with a $626,00 penalty for sending over 10 million text messages that required customers to log in before unsubscribing.
Star’s former CEO accused of ‘false account’ in money laundering trial
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Facing a grilling at trial in ASIC’s money laundering case, Star’s former boss has been accused of giving a false account of a conversation he had with the casino operator’s head of due diligence.
Maurice Blackburn shuts out lawyers over industrial action
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Law firm Maurice Blackburn is refusing to pay its lawyers over a planned partial work ban, practically shutting them out of work in a heated dispute over pay and reproductive leave.
Companies face ‘rapidly evolving’ cyber threats, says new Gadens tech partner
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Companies are facing complex challenges in managing information security due to rapidly evolving cyber threats and a complicated regulatory landscape, according to a new technology partner at Gadens.
Ex-Holding Redlich client sues firm over alleged inadequate fee disclosures
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A former client of Holding Redlich has brought proceedings against the firm over what he says were inadequate fee disclosures.
Chiodo wins more time to answer Venice Marriott case after ASIC raid
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Ex-Keystone director Paul Chiodo’s company has won more time to file a defence to a new suit by Keystone’s receivers over a failed transaction for the purchase a Marriott Hotel in Italy.