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A Queensland MP known to Brittany Higgins has told a court that the former Liberal staffer told him that a colleague had raped her, just days after she was allegedly assaulted by Bruce Lehrmann.
Rival law firms will cooperate on Qantas class action after judge says both ‘at fault’
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Two law firms running competing class actions against Qantas over flight cancellations during the COVID-19 pandemic have agreed to cooperate after a judge took them to task for revising their funding positions in the lead up to a courtroom battle.
Briefing of senior women barristers declines, gender pay gap widens: report
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The percentage of senior women barristers who were briefed on cases in the past financial year dropped from the previous year, according to the latest report on the peak legal body’s equitable briefing initiative. The proportion of all counsel fees going to women also took a slide, the Law Council of Australia said.
Acciona wins $10M spat with EnerMech over WestConnex contract
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Acciona has prevailed in a fight with subcontractor EnerMech over a $10 million progress payment, which a judge found was instead an attempt by EnerMech to claim a credit in relation to security paid to Acciona.
Funders’ cut, legal fees to eat up half of $40M RCR Tomlinson class action settlement
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The funders that bankrolled a securities class action against collapsed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson will ask the court to give them an $8 million cut of a $40 million settlement. A further $12 million in legal fees means shareholders will get 50 per cent of the settlement sum.
Banned financial adviser faces charges of giving misleading information to ASIC
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A now-banned financial adviser has been hit with two charges of providing misleading information to the corporate regulator during a compulsory examination.
Maurice Blackburn beats out rival in contest to run Hino class action
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A judge has awarded carriage of a class action against Toyota unit Hino to Maurice Blackburn, finding that the law firm’s experience and resources trumped those of small personal injury firm Gerard Malouf & Partners, despite its alliance with a large US firm.
Judge approves settlement in CBA class action that leaves nothing for group members
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A judge has signed off on a class action settlement under which the Commonwealth Bank of Australia will pay a sum towards the applicant’s costs but group members will recover nothing.
Lisa Wilkinson stands by claim that Linda Reynolds was ‘lying through her teeth’
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Network Ten journalist Lisa Wilkinson has been accused of bias towards former defence minister Linda Reynolds because of a message she sent hours before an episode of The Project aired in which Brittany Higgins alleged she was raped in Parliament House, in which she said the senator was “lying through her teeth”.
Bruce Lehrmann won’t recall Brittany Higgins over recorded chat between lawyer, fiancé
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Bruce Lehrmann will not call Brittany Higgins back to the witness box in his defamation trial against Network Ten and journalist Lisa Wilksinon to give evidence on a secret recording of a conversation between her fiancé and solicitor.