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Rex hires Clayton Utz as it weighs legal options against Qantas
Aviation 2021-08-03 12:58 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Regional Express has engaged Big Six firm Clayton Utz to investigate potential court action against rival airline Qantas for alleged anticompetitive conduct.

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Mayne Pharma hit with shareholder class action over US antitrust probe
Class Actions 2021-08-03 11:11 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Generic drug maker Mayne Pharma Group has been hit with a shareholder class action over disclosures in relation to price-fixing allegations by US authorities.

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Uber faces test case in Federal Court over drivers’ employment status
Bret Walker 2021-08-02 10:10 am By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A group of Uber drivers have brought legal action in the Federal Court to challenge the rideshare giant’s claim that they are independent contractors.

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Former Today Tonight reporter, now judge, recuses herself from case involving bankrupt businessman
Courts 2021-07-30 9:41 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

A judge and former Channel 7 journalist has disqualified herself from hearing a case against a bankrupt businessman after finding a “reasonable observer” might think she personally believed allegations levelled against him in a Today Tonight program.

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Complaints against Christian Porter’s lawyers filed with legal watchdog
Company Giles 2021-07-28 11:55 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A friend of Christian Porter’s accuser has lodged complaints with the NSW legal watchdog against silk Sue Chrysanthou and Porter’s solicitor, Rebekah Giles, for their conduct in representing the former Attorney-General in his defamation case against the ABC. 

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ASIC wins declarations against Sargon Capital unit over super fund promotion 
ASIC 2021-07-28 10:37 pm By Christine Caulfield Sydney

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has secured declarations in its case against a Sargon Capital subsidiary, which partnered with a superfund promoter accused of misleading customers in marketing calls.

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Forum founder Bill Papas ‘needs money’ to return to Australia, lawyer tells court
Allens 2021-07-28 10:22 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Forum Group director Bill Papas intends to return to Australia to face $400 million fraud allegations but doesn’t have the funds for a flight home, his lawyer told the Federal Court Wednesday.

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SA Coroner gets access to confidential ABC defence docs in Porter case
Bret Walker 2021-07-28 5:50 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Confidential portions of the ABC’s defence in the former Attorney-General Christian Porter’s defamation case can be disclosed to the South Australian State Coroner as part of his investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Porter’s alleged rape victim.

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‘I didn’t come down in the last shower’: Judge criticises running of two S&P cases
Banton Group 2021-07-28 1:53 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

A judge has grudgingly agreed to allow a law firm to run an investor’s case against S&P Global over ratings on toxic financial products separately from a class action that makes the same claims, but was warned of the “costs consequences” of the parallel proceedings.

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Jones Day picks up four litigators in raid of rival US firm Quinn Emanuel
Jones Day 2021-07-26 9:57 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

Two months after snagging one of Perth’s top energy litigators from Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, global law firm Jones Day has lured another four lawyers from its US rival for the disputes team in Australia.

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