NSW Bar says former barrister keeps practising, in criminal breach of injunction

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A former barrister has continued to practice in local courts without a valid practising certificate, in “very serious” criminal contempt of a court-ordered injunction, the NSW Bar Association has told a court.

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Class action mediation ‘pointless’ without unregistered group member data, Pitcher Partners says

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A judge has refused a bid by accounting firms Pitcher Partners and EY to access share trading data of unregistered group members in a securities class action over advice to Slater & Gordon, despite claims upcoming mediation will be “pointless” without the information.

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Forum Finance director faces $300,000 legal bill, can’t mount defence, court told

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A Forum Finance director is unable to file a defence against Westpac’s $400 million fraud case because his former solicitor has refused to hand over case files to his new lawyers until he pays a “remarkable” $300,000 legal bill, a court has heard.

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QBE says infectious disease exclusion applies to COVID-19 claims in Victoria

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While a first test case in NSW rejected insurers’ interpretation of infectious disease exclusions in COVID-19 business interruption policies, potentially putting the industry on the hook for billions of dollars in claims, QBE says the law is on its side in Victoria.

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Judge denies law firm’s bid for indemnity costs, says $2.7M case not ‘hopeless’

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A Melbourne law firm has lost its bid for indemnity costs after it failed to convince a judge that its settlement offer to a former client was anything more than a demand to capitulate in a “hard fought” legal battle over a $24.5 million East Melbourne development.

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Gina Rinehart’s daughter loses appeal bid to dodge arbitration over $4B family trust

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The NSW Court of Appeal has refused to grant Bianca Rinehart leave to appeal a decision staying a lawsuit against her mother Gina Rinehart over ownership of a $4 billion family trust.

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BHP settles with worker sacked over COVID-19 social media posts

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BHP Billiton has resolved a case by an employee who claimed the company breached the Fair Work Act by sacking her for alleged social media harassment of a co-worker who failed to self isolate after an interstate trip at the start of the first COVID-19 wave.

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Zoom fatigue hits barristers hard as COVID-19 keeps courts online

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The migration to the digital courtroom is taking its toll on the nation’s barristers, who face increased challenges and levels of fatigue from the mental load of conducting hearings remotely.

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