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Big Law 02 May 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonThe funder of two class actions against 7-Eleven and ANZ Bank will be...

The funder of two class actions against 7-Eleven and ANZ Bank will be paid more than $24 million in commission after it...

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Big Law 01 May 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonJudge criticises Ten for ‘misleading’ comments after Lehrmann win

A discussion about costs in Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation matter became tense when Justice Michael Lee accused lawyers...

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Big Law 30 April 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonFirm revives stalled respiratory machine class action

A compensation firm took over a class action against a company that allegedly distributed dangerous sleep respiratory...

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Big Law 22 April 2024 ByAndrew BoeThe mistake of ‘returning for the hat’

There has been, unsurprisingly, a lot of attention paid to the Federal Court judgment in Bruce Lehrmann’s failed...

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Big Law 19 April 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonCourt throws out Sydney solicitor’s defamation appeal

A Sydney solicitor who admitted to deceiving a major retailer has lost a defamation fight with a small publication for...

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Big Law 11 April 2024 ByMiranda BrownleeScheme led by Sydney solicitor ruled misleading by Federal Court

The Federal Court has found that representations a Sydney solicitor made about an arrangement promoted as the “Vestey...

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Big Law 02 April 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonLehrmann allegedly led lawyers ‘into error’, court hears

Lawyers were allegedly “led into error” by Bruce Lehrmann, who has been accused of committing an “outrageous...

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Big Law 02 April 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonVictorian man makes tax claim for ‘expensive’ legal bills

A Victorian businessman tried to claim tax credits to cover his legal bills for the “wide and expensive” litigation...

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Big Law 28 March 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonASIC secures partial win in first greenwashing civil case

While ASIC secured its first greenwashing penalty against investment company Vanguard, a court found some of its...

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Big Law 27 March 2024 ByNaomi NeilsonFeuding partners address venture with British firm in court

Former partners behind an Adelaide law firm have turned to the Federal Court over an allegedly secret venture with a...

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