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Twitter ordered to hand over details of popular ‘PRGuy’ account
Chief Justice Debra Mortimer 2022-06-07 11:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

The Federal Court has ordered social media giant Twitter to produce information related to a user on the platform who goes by the name PRGuy.

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Merricks Capital sues to stop former exec from working at Switzer-led boutique
Arnold Bloch Leibler 2022-06-07 10:33 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Melbourne-based hard assets investment manager Merricks Capital has filed court proceedings to block its ex-managing director and two other former employees from working at a investment boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son Marty.

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Judge slams Andrews government for ‘opaque cover-up’ in hotel quarantine class action
Adam Hochroth 2022-06-07 6:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has criticised the Andrews government for withholding information about the alleged transmission of COVID-19 to a security guard working in hotel quarantine in a class action claiming lapses in the program caused Victorian businesses to suffer losses. 

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Law firm investigates class action over NDIS data breach
Centennial Lawyers 2022-06-07 5:22 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The law firm behind Australia’s first privacy class action is investigating a recent breach which left the personal information of thousands of participants in the National Disability Insurance Scheme exposed.

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Class action should foot the bill for first ever group costs order, judge says
Class Actions 2022-06-07 3:34 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge who ordered the first ever group costs order in a class action has found that the costs of the application should be borne by the class action.

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Mesoblast hit with second shareholder class action over COVID-19 drug
Class Actions 2022-06-07 3:17 pm By Cat Fredenburgh Melbourne

Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast has been hit with a second class action for allegedly misleading shareholders about it Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications.

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IP boutique claims doc destruction in client poaching case
Barry Nilsson Lawyers 2022-06-07 2:57 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

An IP boutique in a lawsuit against two former lawyers who left to launch a rival firm has alleged documents it sought from the pair had been destroyed or deleted.

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Class action wants BSA to double first payment under $20M settlement
Class Actions 2022-06-07 2:33 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Technicians bringing a class action against BSA have argued it should double its first settlement payment using money raised in its 2022 prospectus after the telco contractor filed an “urgent” bid to ringfence capital raisings from the $20 million payout.

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Allens lures employment partner from MinterEllison
Allens 2022-06-06 10:24 pm By Harry Thomas Sydney

Big six firm Allens has bolstered the ranks of its employment and safety practice with the recruitment of partner Samantha Betzien from MinterEllison.

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Social justice law firm sued by solicitor claiming $185,000 in wages
Contracts 2022-06-06 9:16 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A solicitor who says she wasn’t paid for three years before her termination is suing her former employer — a “community-oriented” Sydney law firm — for over $185,000 in unpaid wages and other entitlements.

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