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Barrister’s $800k bill with 52 entries of ‘getting up’ doesn’t cut it, court says
Business of Law 2022-11-07 5:46 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

An appeals court has ordered a Perth silk to explain four bills in which entries marked ‘getting up’ accounted for over 36 days of work.

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Sydney’s $3B light rail was a ‘train wreck’, class action trial told
Adam Hochroth 2022-11-07 4:52 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A class action on behalf of 3,500 business owners along Sydney’s light rail route has told a court that group members bore the brunt of the project’s delayed construction, described as “a train wreck which could be predicted from a mile away”.

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Star Entertainment faces second class action over money laundering compliance
Class Actions 2022-11-07 10:54 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Star Entertainment Group has been served with a second shareholder class action over disclosures relating to its anti-money laundering controls, a month after it was slapped with a $100 million fine.

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NAB acted unconscionably with periodic payment fee overcharges, judge finds
ASIC 2022-11-07 11:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

A court has found National Australia Bank engaged in unconscionable conduct in knowingly overcharging thousands of customers periodic payment fees for four years.

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Nine tells court barrister stole Insta-famous cavoodle, misled police
Bird & Bird 2022-11-07 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has questioned Nine’s eleventh-hour bid to add allegations of “serious criminal offences” against a barrister who sued the media company over its coverage of her custody battle for famed social media pooch Oscar the cavoodle.

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Fonterra to pay $25M to settle class action over slashed milk prices
Adley Burstyner 2022-11-04 12:13 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Fonterra has agreed to shell out $25 million to settle a class action by dairy farmers alleging they were underpaid when Fonterra slashed milk prices and sought a “clawback” in 2016.

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Allianz to see law firms’ ATE policy in class action over ‘junk’ car insurance
Allianz 2022-11-04 2:47 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The applicants in a consumer class action against Allianz have been ordered to produce an insurance policy that covers them for the risk of losing the case, which the insurer says will inform its bid for security for costs.

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GetSwift class action applicant must ‘bite the bullet’, judge says
Alan Shearer 2022-11-04 5:15 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge overseeing a shareholder class action against the now failed GetSwift has urged the applicant to decide soon if he will forge ahead with a problematic settlement, seek summary judgment or wait to see what comes of the parent company’s bankruptcy case.

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Wife of billionaire developer can’t suppress affidavits in $272M ATO case
ATO 2022-11-04 5:41 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The wife of a billionaire developer targeted in a $272 million proceeding by the Australian Taxation Office has lost a bid for suppression orders over the affidavits of a tax official she said would cause the couple to suffer reputational and commercial harm.

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Dell misled online customers about inflated discounts during COVID lockdowns, ACCC says in new case
ACCC 2022-11-04 11:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

The consumer regulator has taken Dell Australia to court for allegedly making misleading statements about the price of add-on monitors that could be purchased with Dell computers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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