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A commercial silk who served as counsel assisting on Victoria’s royal commission into Crown Melbourne has been appointed as a judge on the state’s Supreme Court.
Shareholder class action against EY, Quintis founder dismissed by court
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Although finding the former director of Quintis and its auditor, EY, engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct, a judge has dimissed a class action by the sandalwood producer’s shareholders.
Tesla hit with class action over self-driving cars
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Tesla has been hit with a class action alleging the Elon Musk-owned company misled consumers about the capabilities of its self-driving cars.
Slater & Gordon exec says she was ‘wrongfully accused’ of sending email
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A Slater & Gordon executive who was the purported author of an email sent to all staff on Friday says she’s been “wrongfully accused” and that a “cursory examination” would reveal the sender’s likely identity.
Cannon-Brookes says axed exec sent confidential HR info to estranged wife
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Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes has dragged the former secretary of his private companies to court, alleging he sent sensitive and highly confidential employee files to the billionaire’s estranged wife.
Funders, lawyers ‘picking over bones of carcass’ in Quintis settlement: judge
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A judge is concerned that if he approves all payouts sought by lawyers and funders from a $13.5 million settlement in a class action against a Quintis director, group members will only he left with just 18 per cent.
HWL Ebsworth, ex-partner lose round in clients’ case over Belmore development
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HWL Ebsworth has lost a discovery spat in a case by clients who allege the firm and one of its former partners are liable for “lost money” in connection with property developer Belmore 88.
Builder ADCO charged over Kew Recreation Centre roof collapse
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Builder ADCO and its director have been hit with charges in relation to a roof collapse at the Kew Recreation Centre.
NCAT ruling on Raysons defects claim amounted to ‘nonsense’: judge
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A Meadowbank owners corporation has won an appeal in its fight with builder Raysons over defects, with a judge saying an appeals tribunal failed to correct a decision so “replete with typographical errors” that it amounted to “nonsense”.
Douglas Menzies barristers chambers up for sale, expected to fetch $25M
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The Douglas Menzies Chambers in Melbourne’s CBD is expected to fetch $25 million, as the iconic legal offices are opened up for sale for the first time in over 30 years.