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As the FBI joins the hunt for the hackers behind last week’s massive data breach at Optus, a second law firm has launched an investigation into possible claims against the telecommunications giant.
Virgin class action to appeal ‘nonsensical’ indemnity ruling
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The applicant in an investor class action against Virgin Australia plans to appeal a judge’s decision requiring litigation funder Balance Legal Capital UK to give the airline an indemnity in order to bring the proceedings, saying the indemnity “substantially changes the risk calculus” for group members.
Judge mulls contradictor in $105M Boston Scientific class action settlement despite no red flags
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The judge overseeing a class action against US medical device maker Boston Scientific is considering appointing a contradictor to look over the $105 million settlement reached in the case, despite seeing no obvious obstacle to approving the deal.
Santos appeals ruling pausing $4.7B offshore drilling project
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Santos has filed an appeal after Tiwi Islanders won a Federal Court challenge to a $4.7 billion Barossa offshore gas project, with a judge finding they were not properly consulted about the project, which they say would harm their culture and way of life.
Clive Palmer’s injunction bid premature in $30B spat over Pilbara iron ore mine, court says
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A judge overseeing mining magnate Clive Palmer’s latest spat with the West Australian government has declined to issue an injunction preventing the state from enforcing liabilities against Palmer’s companies Mineralogy and International Minerals under the controversial ‘Palmer Act’.
Pelvic mesh class action halted after Astora files for bankruptcy in US
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A judge has paused a class action on behalf of 6,000 women allegedly injured by defective pelvic mesh devices pending determination of an application by Astora Health for a stay of the proceedings following its bankruptcy filing.
J Hutchinson, CFMMEU appeal $1.35M fine over construction boycott
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J Hutchinson and the CFMEU have appealed a judgment slapping them with a combined $1.35 million penalty for agreeing to boycott an independent subcontractor at a Brisbane construction site.
Slater & Gordon superstars break away to launch new class action law firm
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Seizing on the opportunity afforded by a dynamic and growing area of the law, and wanting to pursue more public interest cases, three young stars of Slater & Gordon have left the firm they cut their teeth on to start their own class action firm.
In latest scathing reversal, judge gets overturned for ‘illogical’ finding against worker
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The Federal Court has overturned the ex-tempore ruling of a judge who has been taken to task in strongly-worded appeals court decisions on numerous occasions, saying his latest findings were flawed and illogical.
‘Be afraid’: AG announces federal anti-corruption commission
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Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has announced legislation to establish a federal anti-corruption commission by mid-2023, pledging $262 million over four years to the body, which will have broad and retrospective powers to investigate public corruption.