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A Queensland man has prevailed in his case alleging Federal Circuit and Family Court Judge Salvatore Vasta unlawfully imprisoned him for contempt after he failed to comply with an order for particulars, winning over $300,000 in damages.
A barrister can't sidestep a clause in a costs agreement with a solicitor that limited when counsel fees are payable by breaching his disclosure obligations and nullifying the agreement, the High Court has been told.
A barrister is taking a dispute over his $320,000 bill to the High Court, but a judge has cast doubt on the appeal’s prospects of success.
The possibility that a NSW judge will revoke a contingency fee order made in a class action over Arrium's collapse is irrelevant to whether the proceedings should be transferred from Victoria to the appropriate forum, Arrium's auditor KPMG has told a court.
The Human Rights Law Centre has been given the go ahead to intervene as amicus curiae in the case of ATO whistleblower Richard Boyle, after a March ruling that the former debt collection officer could not rely on statutory whistleblower protections
Racing NSW has won access to documents that concern an alleged plan by its Victorian counterpart to exclude it from the thoroughbred racing industry as part of an alleged anti-competitive agreement with four other states.
A judge has ordered online bookmaker Entain and the Australian Hotels Association to hand over legal advice concerning their agreement to advertise digital wagering products in NSW pubs so that Tabcorp can decide whether to bring a case.
A judge has referred to an appeals court the question of whether a group costs order can "travel", as KPMG continues to push to transfer a shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium to New South Wales.
A judge has ordered debt collection agency A&M Group to pay $800,000 after it allegedly harassed and coerced debtors by repeatedly contacting family, friends and employers and claiming they could face imprisonment.
The High Court has dismissed an application by accounting giant KPMG to transfer a class action over the collapse of mining company Arrium from Victoria to NSW.