Judge allows QC’s $9,800 fee, says two barristers ‘not luxurious’

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A judge has rejected a court-appointed costs assessor’s opinion that engaging a silk to fight an interlocutory application in a spat between two Queensland law firms was “plainly a luxury”.

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Ten asks court to toss sex discrimination claims from journalist’s harassment case

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Network Ten has moved to strike out claims that it’s Canberra bureau, led by high profile political reporter Peter van Onselen and executive editor Anthony Murdoch “was a workplace that was hostile to women.”

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James Hardie sued by former manager over unheeded safety complaints

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A former manager has sued building giant James Hardie, alleging she was denied pay and mistreated after she made complaints about safety issues and the conduct of senior leadership.

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Avanteos hit with $1.7M penalty in landmark criminal case over dead member fees

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Former Commonwealth Bank subsidiary Avanteos Investments has been slugged with a $1.7 million penalty after pleading guilty to charges it failed to update disclosure statements on products that continued to deduct adviser fees from accounts of dead superannuation members.

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Judge questions law firm founder on why employment class actions are worth it

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A judge has questioned whether class actions are the best way to resolve underpayment disputes during a hearing on a settlement in two class actions against supermarket chain Romeo’s, which one group member called “criminally unfair.”

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Quintis investors to get $4.7M in class action settlement, court told

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Two years after an insurance dispute scuttled a proposed settlement, group members in two class actions against sandalwood producer Quintis are set to receive $4.7 million in a settlement with the defunct company.

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ASIC wins contested extension in Mayfair, Mawhinney appeals

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A judge has granted ASIC a hotly contested extension of time in appeals brought by  Mayfair Group and founder James Mawhinney after a judge slapped the investment group with a $30 million penalty.

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