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Macpherson Kelley has recruited a property expert from Hall & Wilcox, as well as the former head of commercial litigation at SLF Lawyers and a tax lawyer from PCL Lawyers, in an expansion of its national team.
Doctors can’t cut ACL claims from cosmetic surgery class action
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A judge has signed off on the eighth version of a class action against Sydney doctor Daniel Lanzer and several of his associates over allegedly negligent cosmetic surgeries.
Aristocrat sues rival, ex-employees over Dragon Link trade secrets
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Aristocrat has sued competitor Light & Wonder and two former employees for allegedly using confidential information about its popular Dragon Link poker game to develop a competing product.
Worker who criticised ATO on LinkedIn post was not terminated: FWC
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An ATO employee who claimed he was bullied after criticising the regulator’s data management practices in a LinkedIn comment resigned of his own accord, the Fair Work Commission has found.
Silk appointments in NSW move the needle, slightly, on gender parity
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In a push toward gender parity, more than 30 per cent of the latest silks appointed in NSW are women, a percentage that mirrors the representation of women at the Bar.
Keystone receivers win freezing order extension against developer
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Court-appointed receivers of investment firm Keystone have won an extension to a freezing order against a Melbourne developer who is suspected of receiving $160 million in investor funds.
Holding Redlich loses employment trio to Dentons
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Dentons’ Brisbane office has lured a partner and two special counsel from Holding Redlich to bolster its employment and safety team.
Flex commissions class action against ANZ settles for $85M
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A class action against ANZ over alleged predatory lending practices has settled for $85 million, while two related cases against Westpac and Macquarie are set to go to trial this month.
Fortescue scores win against start-up accused of ‘industrial scale’ misuse
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Fortescue has defeated a bid by its former CFO’s green iron start-up to set aside search orders that were said to have been secured “off the back of egregious material non-disclosure”.
Class action adversaries on same side in High Court’s class closure case
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The applicants in a class action against Lendlease have found common ground with the construction giant in High Court submissions, both arguing for power to make class closure orders.