The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has asked a court to hold Mayfair 101 director James Mawhinney in contempt, saying he has breached a 20-year ban on raising funds.
Pharmaceutical ingredient producer Alkaloids of Australia has pleaded guilty to cartel conduct over the supply of a key chemical found in generic stomach cramp drugs.
A Nyamal man mistakenly identified by the Seven Network as the suspect in the abduction of four-year-old Cleo Smith in Western Australia is suing the broadcaster for defamation.
Changes negotiated to the Andrews government’s controversial pandemic bill fall short of protecting the rule of law, Victorian Bar head Róisín Annesley QC said Tuesday.
Westpac has agreed to pay thousands of employees across Australia a total of $6 million in unpaid long-service leave entitlements as part of a court-enforceable undertaking to the Fair Work Ombudsman.
The Attorney General’s Department has been hammered with questions over an opinion by the former Solicitor-General that casts doubt on the constitutionality of the controversial class action bill before federal parliament.
Forum Finance director Vincenzo Tesoriero wants to strike out Westpac’s claims against him and has told a court he too is a victim of alleged fraudster Bill Papas, having sunk up to $9 million in the company.
JPMorgan bigwigs who are key witnesses for the prosecution in its cartel case over ANZ’s botched share placement in 2015 will be questioned by Citibank and Deutsche ahead of trial.
Big Six law firm King & Wood Mallesons has promoted managing partner of clients and mergers and acquisitions Renae Lattey to lead the firm’s Australian practice.
A trade mark attorney has sued boutique IP firm Marquette, alleging she was fired for complaining about her treatment by a supervisor who had been practising as a lawyer for less than a year.