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Global firm K&L Gates has snagged two new partners for its corporate group from Holding Redlich, deepening its M&A and capital markets offering.
Funder of failed competing class action wants cut of $16M Dixon Advisory settlement
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A funder that bankrolled a class action that was stayed against Dixon Advisory has argued it should receive $969,000 from a $16 million settlement reached in the competing proceedings that went ahead, saying its costs were spent to protect group members’ interests.
Uber says use of spyware to lure GoCatch drivers not like burglary
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Uber has hit back at claims that it engaged in corporate espionage by using a software program called SurfCam to lure drivers away from rival GoCatch, saying its actions could not be compared to burglary because the material it obtained was not confidential.
Former Zambrero CEO hits back at lawsuit, says founder called him his ‘right hand man’
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The former CEO at Mexican fast food chain Zambrero has hit back at claims he exaggerated his role in the company’s rapid expansion, saying he was founder Dr Sam Prince’s “right hand man”.
Fortrend client list was created, then destroyed after lawsuit threat over Shaw defections, court told
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Fortrend Securities is amending its $28 million lawsuit against rival Shaw & Partners and two former advisors accused of scheming to solicit customers, adding a claim that a client list was produced and then destroyed after legal action was foreshadowed.
Lawyer who closed firm to avoid counsel fees lacks character needed to practice: tribunal
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A Perth solicitor found guilty of professional misconduct for failing to pay a barrister’s $137,000 bill and deliberately misleading the Legal Practice Board of WA has been struck from the roll of practitioners.
Litigant tells court Dentons are his new lawyers, firm tersely denies it
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A litigant in an estate dispute dropped his lawyers and filed a notice to the court naming Dentons Australia as his new firm of solicitors. Unhappily for him he made two mistakes: filing the notice himself, and apparently failing to tell anyone at Dentons he had hired them.
X to file legal challenge to removal notice from e-Safety Commissioner
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X plans to challenge a notice from the e-Safety Commissioner ordering the Elon Musk-owned social media company to remove a post that criticised an expert on transgender health issues or face a $800,000 fine.
JWS recruits ESG expert from Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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Johnson Winter Slattery has snagged a special counsel from Corrs Chambers Westgarth to meet heightened demand for advice on climate change, sustainability and ESG issues.
Uber’s lawyers ‘panicked’ during regulator’s investigation, court hears
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Lawyers at Herbert Smith Freehills panicked as their client Uber obfuscated a regulator’s investigation during an alleged unlawful conspiracy to launch illegal rideshare operations, a trial has heard.