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Lawyerly’s Litigation Rising Stars 2021 series will profile the top barristers and solicitors under 40 whose successes in the area of high-stakes commercial litigation belie their age.
‘Just tell us what we did wrong’: KPMG to get more details in Arrium class action
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A judge has ordered the applicant in a shareholder class action against former Arrium directors and KPMG over allegedly misleading statements made ahead of Arrium’s $754 million capital raising in 2014 to explain how the amount by which the mining company’s assets were allegedly overvalued was calculated.
Class action investigation underway over Service NSW data breach
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The law firm behind Australia’s first privacy class action is investigating a class action over the Service NSW data breach that exposed the personal and health information of over 100,000 people.
Childcare worker sacked for refusing flu shot not unfairly dismissed, FWC says
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The Fair Work Commission has found a childcare worker’s dismissal from a Goodstart Early Learning centre for refusing to take a mandatory influenza vaccine was not harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
DLA Piper picks up IP partner from MinterEllison
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DLA Piper has snagged a leading technology partner from rival MinterEllison to join its intellectual property and technology practice.
Arnott’s asks court to nuke Goodman Fielder’s ‘Plantry’ frozen foods trade mark
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Food giants Arnott’s and Campbells have hit back in an infringement case over their ‘Plantly’ trade mark, filing a cross-claim that seeks to cancel rival Goodman Fielder’s ‘Plantry’ mark.
Creditors of LGL Commodities may have case against lawyers, judge says
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Creditors of LGL Commodities might have a right of action against solicitors for the company’s liquidators for failing to comply with court orders and omitting evidence in a case against a former director, a judge has ruled.
Settlement reached in former real estate partner’s feud with Piper Alderman
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Piper Alderman has settled a dispute with a former partner who claimed the law firm discriminated against her when she was ousted from the partnership.
Car dealers slap General Motors with class action for retiring Holden brand
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A group of car dealers has hit a unit of car giant General Motors with a class action for allegedly breaching its contract by retiring the Holden brand in Australia last year.
Lawyer wins costs despite rejecting $120,000 settlement offer in defamation case
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News Corp and journalist Annette Sharp will have to pay the legal costs of Sydney lawyer Christopher Murphy who won a $110,000 judgment in his defamation case against the publisher, despite the lawyer rejecting an $120,000 offer to settle the case.