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‘I won’t do it. It’s a lie’: Former GC claims Meriton sacked him for refusing to lie in court
The former group general counsel of Meriton is suing the property giant and billionaire real estate developer Harry Triguboff for unfair dismissal, claiming he was fired for refusing to lie to the court.
Sydney lawyer hits Fairfax with defamation lawsuit
A criminal defence lawyer who represented convicted criminal Salim Mehajer has sued Fairfax Media over an article by a Sydney Morning Herald gossip columnist that allegedly implies she breached her oath as a solicitor for being romantically involved with clients.
‘Not an idle or disinterested bystander’: Funder hit with costs for failed real estate case
A court has ruled that a litigation funder backing an unsuccessful real estate lawsuit by two broke plaintiffs must cover the legal costs after finding that the funder's goals in the case were "more to serve its own commercial and financial ends" than to assist its clients.
Mantle Group may face underpayments class action
Brisbane-based Mantle Group has become the latest hospitality company to face a possible class action for allegedly failing to pay staff for all the hours they worked.
Spain hit with lawsuit seeking to enforce $128M arbitration award
Spain has been hit with a lawsuit seeking to enforce a $128 million arbitration award in a dispute over the country's alternative energy investment policies, the fifth such lawsuit brought against the country in Australia.
Litigation funding clampdown may go too far, experts say
Litigation funders say they do not oppose the government's plan to subject them to a licensing regime, but legal experts told Lawyerly the crackdown on funders may go too far too fast and could harm class action litigants.
Government announces crackdown on litigation funders
Litigation funders will soon be brought under the current corporate licencing regime and subjected to greater regulatory scrutiny, an opening salvo by the Morrison Government in its latest probe into class actions in Australia.
Lawyers to face temperature checks as NSW court moves to reopen
The NSW Supreme Court has announced a staged reopening of in-person hearings after a two-month hiatus as well as measures to mitigate the risk of COVID-19 transmission, including temperature checks and increased cleaning and disinfection of high-traffic areas.
Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar wins $2M judgment against bat maker
India's God of Cricket Sachin Tendulkar has won a $2 million judgment against Australian bat maker Spartan Sports for allegedly failing to pay him money owed under a licencing deal and continuing to use his image after termination of the agreement.
Seek hits immigration law firm with trade mark lawsuit
A Melbourne-based immigration law firm has been dragged into court by job search platform Seek for alleged flagrant violations of its trade marks.