Callide to pay $9M for Queensland power station explosion

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Power company Callide has been hit with a $9 million penalty for “very serious” contraventions of the National Electricity Rules that led to an explosion at a coal-fired power station.

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Legal body pans Labor’s mandatory sentencing proposal for hate crimes

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Australia’s peak legal body has slammed the Albanese government’s latest proposal to reform hate speech laws, which would create new offences and introduce mandatory minimum jail terms.

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Contingency fee rates on rise as nearly 30 law firms get in on action: report

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The rate of contingency fees granted out of the gate in class actions in Victoria’s Supreme Court has shot up, and more than two dozen law firms are now vying for their chance at a tidy payday, according to a new report.

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High Court confirms self-repped law firms can recover costs

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A High Court majority has found self-represented law firms can recover costs for their solicitors’ work, but in dissent two judges said the ruling effectively restored an exception scrapped five years ago.

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Former Star CFO reaches settlement with ASIC

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The former CFO of Star Entertainment has reached a settlement in ASIC’s case accusing ten executives of breaching their duties in relation to the casino operator’s lax money laundering compliance.

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