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While the briefing rate targets for women barristers set by the Law Council of Australia’s equitable briefing initiative have been met, women barristers continue to receive a lower proportion of total briefing fees.
GM class action judge fond of cars, not fond of pleading fights
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GM has foreshadowed a strike-out application in a class action over alleged faulty transmissions in Holden vehicles, but a judge has warned he won’t “take kindly” to pleading spats.
Jones Day lures enviro partner from Norton Rose Fulbright
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A top environmental lawyer has joined Jones Day as a partner in the firm’s government regulation practice.
Judge won’t bar case pursuing Banksia class action mastermind’s lawyers
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A bid by Banksia Securities’ special purpose receiver to thwart planned proceedings by a group of debenture holders against lawyers for the class action funder has failed.
CFMEU, Setka taken to court for alleged threats to AFL umpire
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The Fair Work Ombudsman has sued the CFMEU and its former Victorian secretary John Setka for allegedly trying to coerce the AFL into sacking its head of umpires for bringing over 50 court cases against the union.
WiseTech shareholder class action loses bid for early discovery
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A judge has declined an early bid for broad discovery in a shareholder class action against tech firm WiseTech, after hearing it would require the production of “truckloads” of irrelevant material.
Solicitor who had sex with firm employee found not guilty of misconduct
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A solicitor who had an affair with a law firm employee and then fired her did not engage in misconduct, a tribunal has found.
Brickworks drops predatory pricing claim against rival BGC
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Australia’s largest brick manufacturer Brickworks has dropped a central claim in its competition lawsuit against a rival founded by billionaire Len Buckeridge.
Class action fends off Clydesdale Estate liquidator’s bid to ‘destroy’ claim
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A class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney has won a dispute with the liquidator for the collapsed developer.
Salter Brothers defeats clients’ suits over ‘misleading’ visa investment fund
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A judge has dismissed lawsuits brought by three former Salter Brothers clients alleging they were misled about an investment fund marketed as part of a visa program to migrate to Australia.