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Sunwater loses dispute with Liberty over coverage for Queensland floods class action
Allens 2021-12-08 3:32 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Liberty Mutual Insurance does not have to indemnify dam operator Sunwater for its share of a $440 million settlement of the Queensland floods class action, the NSW Supreme Court has found.
HWL Ebsworth found negligent, but avoids $424,000 damages bill by ex-client
Bruce Wacker 2021-11-29 1:05 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
Law firm HWL Ebsworth has dodged a $424,000 damages claim by a Brisbane property developer, despite a judge finding the law firm was negligent in failing to properly follow its client's instructions on a contract of sale for large block of units.
Class action accuses QSuper of overcharging 140,000 members
Class Actions 2021-11-25 2:32 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
Superannuation fund QSuper has been hit with a class action for allegedly overcharging up to 140,000 life insurance customers.
Judge throws out challenge to funding for Queensland energy class action
Adam Hochroth 2021-11-17 10:09 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
A judge has thrown out a lawsuit that argued the funding for a class action against two Queensland energy generators didn't comply with new regulations targeting litigation funders, and said a landmark judgment that held class action funding agreements were managed investment schemes was conceptually incoherent and ripe for a Full Court challenge.
Corrs Chambers lures two industrial relations pros from Herbert Smith Freehills
Business of Law 2021-11-15 2:05 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
Corrs Chambers Westgarth has nabbed two prominent industrial relations professionals with nearly fifty years combined experience from Herbert Smith Freehills to expand its employment and labour group.
Lawyer’s name removed from roll after ‘disgraceful, disturbing and dishonourable’ conduct
Employment 2021-11-12 9:16 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
A Queensland lawyer’s name has been removed from the local roll after eight weeks of “disgraceful, disturbing and dishonourable” conduct while unlawfully acting for a friend in an estate dispute.
QLD government to face lawsuit over ‘discriminatory’ COVID-19 measures
Coronavirus 2021-11-11 2:44 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
Billionaire businessman and litigation hobbyist Clive Palmer is planning a lawsuit against the Queensland government, claiming new COVID-19 restrictions preventing unvaccinated persons from entering restaurants, pubs and clubs have created a “two-class state”.
Court says it does not have power to make declarations in COVID-19 vaccine challenge
Alexander Law 2021-10-28 3:38 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
The Queensland Supreme Court has ruled it does not have the power to make declarations regarding the validity of COVID-19 vaccination mandates for Queensland health workers and police officers.
ATO, Raptis Group to enter ‘commercial discussions’ in $110M tax case
ATO 2021-10-21 12:21 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney
The Australian Taxation Office will have "commercial discussions" with Gold Coast property developer James Raptis before deciding whether to seek summary judgment in a case over $109.5 million in alleged tax avoidance.
Worker’s rejection of ‘derisory’ $100 settlement offer not unreasonable, judge finds
Employment 2021-10-21 2:33 pm By Bianca Hrovat Sydney
A rejected $100 offer of compromise was not sufficient to warrant a costs order to a Queensland automotive company after it succeeded in Fair Work proceedings brought by a former contractor, a judge has found.