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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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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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Pitcher Partners wants $127M Twigg family lawsuit heard in Victoria
Contracts 2022-06-03 4:54 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Pitcher Partners has filed a bid to transfer a $127 million lawsuit brought by the Twigg family alleging the accounting firm helped Max Twigg misappropriate $127.8 million in family trust money for himself.

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King & Wood Mallesons nabs Gilbert + Tobin competition ace
Business of Law 2022-06-02 9:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Top tier law firm King & Wood Mallesons has lured leading competition lawyer Luke Woodward to bolster its regulatory practice.

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‘Chickens coming home to roost’: NSW faces multiplying claims by junior doctors
Catherine Gleeson 2022-05-25 3:53 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

The New South Wales government has pushed to consolidate a class action accusing it of failing to pay overtime hours to junior doctors with multiplying industrial actions filed by Australian Salaried Medical Officers’ Federation.

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NSW transport authority ex-manager gave mates $12M in contracts, ICAC finds
New South Wales 2022-05-23 9:50 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A former manager at the NSW Roads and Maritime Services awarded over $12.2 million in government contracts to two companies owned by his friends, the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption has found.

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Special leave refused in dispute over $81.8M Parklea Markets sale
Appeals 2022-05-20 3:20 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The High Court has refused Sydney retail personality Con Constantine’s bid to challenge a $4.25 million judgment in his favour over the $81.8 million Parklea Markets sale in 2016.

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Late evidence allowed in Myer JV spat after $100K error by lawyer, expert
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-05-16 5:00 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A judge has allowed the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over a Myer joint venture to tender extra evidence, after a $100,000 miscalculation was discovered during cross-examination in the final days of a hearing.

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Judge says unnamed funder has to provide security in Westconnex class action
Class Actions 2022-05-16 3:18 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

A judge has ordered an unnamed funder to give $415,000 in security for the NSW government’s legal costs in a class action alleging it fraudulently acquired land for the construction of the WestConnex tunnel and caused loss and damage to 3,000 land holders.

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Law firm’s cost dislosures inadequate to recoup two-thirds of judgment amount, court finds
Appeals 2022-04-21 1:37 pm By Sam Matthews Melbourne

A law firm that recouped two-thirds of a personal injury payout in excess of the statutory cap through a “potentially misleading” costs agreement will pay back a former client $26,200 plus interest.

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