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Two years after opt-out too late for security bid in SA Power class action: court
Class Actions 2025-02-05 11:17 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A class action against SA Power over a 2019 bushfire in the Adelaide Hills has dodged the energy company’s belated bid for security.

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High Court’s Chorley ruling applies to solo practitioners, court finds
Business of Law 2020-05-22 6:38 pm By Alison Eveleigh Sydney

The High Court’s abolition of the so-called Chorley exception, which allowed self-represented lawyers to recover their own expenses, also extends to incorporated legal practices through which a sole practitioner operates, a court has found.

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Lawyer wins $750,000 in defamation case over negative Google reviews
Defamation 2020-02-07 10:35 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

An Adelaide lawyer has been awarded $750,000 in damages after suing a woman who gave him bad reviews on Google that sent 80 per cent of his clients packing.

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