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ASIC has won an appeal of a judge’s decision that found Gold Coast-based payday lenders Cigno and BHF did not need a licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers.
Optus warns of ‘irreversible consequences’ of Telstra, TPG network deal
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Optus has railed against the proposed network sharing agreement between Telstra and TPG, warning that it spells the return of a communications monopoly in regional Australia.
Law firm wins access to client talks with counsel in negligence case
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Mitry Lawyers has won a discovery bid against a former client suing the Sydney law firm for $225,000 over alleged “neglect and incompetence.”
New Zealand should regulate class actions, allow CFOs: report
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The New Zealand law commission has called on the government to implement a class action regime that would allow funders to seek the equivalent of a common fund order to “improve access to justice and efficiency in litigation”.
Arnold Bloch Leibler recruits KWM partner for property team
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Arnold Bloch Leibler has picked up a new partner from King & Wood Mallesons to bolster its property and development practice.
Law firm went ‘far beyond permissible scope’ of involvement in expert report, court says
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The conduct of Corrs Chambers Westgarth in the preparation of an ostensibly independent expert report in a trade secrets case “must not be repeated”, a judge has said, throwing out the expert’s evidence as potentially tainted by the law firm’s involvement.
Nuix ex-CEO not entitled to ‘special treatment’, trial judge told
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The former boss of embattled tech company Nuix is asking for “special treatment” by arguing he is owed $183 million in options under a 2008 agreement, a judge has heard on the first day of trial in the ex-CEO’s case.
‘Where are our rights?’: ASIC wants to be heard in privilege row over PwC report
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ASIC has renewed its bid to see a PricewaterhouseCoopers report commissioned by TerraCom in order to defend the coal mining company’s appeal of a judgment that found the regulator could view the report because of public statements made by the company.
Google must pay indemnity costs for ‘untenable defences’ in Barilaro defamation case
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A judge has ordered that Google pay indemnity costs to former deputy premier of NSW John Barilaro, in addition to $7150,000 in damages over a “relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory campaign” by YouTube commentator Jordan Shanks that the tech giant “did nothing” to stop.
Law firm fends off appeal in spat with ex-client over $24.5M development
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Rigby Cooke has prevailed in an appeal by a former client that challenged a ruling for the law firm over a $24.5 million East Melbourne development.