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A judge has approved a settlement of up to $180.4 million in a stolen wages class action against the WA government but slashed the law firm’s fees and funder’s commission.
Clayton Utz got biggest slice of government’s $600M legal spend
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The federal government spent more than $600 million on private law firms in 2022-23, and Clayton Utz was the firm the government turned to the most.
Lander & Rogers denies taking adverse action against wheelchair user
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Lander & Rogers has denied a former practice group manager’s claims that the firm engaged in a dodgy invoicing scheme and took adverse action against him after he began using a wheelchair.
Keybridge shareholder can sue over $4.75M advance for Lake Como property
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A judge has rejected a shareholder’s bid to wind up investment firm Keybridge Capital, but allowed it to bring a derivative suit over a $4.75 million advance used for a director to purchase a Lake Como property.
Real estate ‘mogul’ Sasha Hopkins slapped with $1.25M fine
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A judge has ordered self-styled real estate mogul Sasha Hopkins to pay a $1.25 million penalty for luring investors to put their life savings into risky property developments.
Supermarkets to face $10M fines for industry code breaches
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Supermarkets could face $10 million fines for breaking a soon-to-be mandatory industry code under legislation introduced by the Albanese government.
MinterEllison hires regulatory lawyer from Herbert Smith Freehills
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A former Herbert Smith Freehills financial services expert has made the jump to MinterEllison, the eighth lawyer to join in a single month.
Google faces potential class action over AdTech dominance
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Google is facing a class action investigation into whether its allegedly anti-competitive conduct in the advertising technology market caused publishers to receive less revenue than the otherwise would have.
High Court cases could push Blue Sky class action trial to 2026
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Two High Court cases weighing key issues for class action practitioners will likely push the trial in a shareholder proceeding against the collapsed Blue Sky Alternative Investments and auditor EY to early 2026.
Dominique Grubisa’s companies illegally scraped court websites: OAIC
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The OAIC has found two companies connected to wealth guru Dominique Grubisa breached privacy laws by scraping data from court websites for a client lead list used to target vulnerable people.