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‘Cranky’ judge slams ‘disgraceful’ year-long privilege fight in class action against Westpac units
A judge has scolded Slater & Gordon and two Westpac subsidiaries for a "disgraceful" privilege spat in a class action over allegedly excessive superannuation fees that he said had "gone badly off the rails".
IVF provider Virtus’ confidentiality claims ‘border on ridiculous’, judge says
A judge has rejected part of IVF provider Virtus Health’s bid for redactions in a recent decision from the court temporarily blocking the company from purchasing rival Adora Fertility, saying some of the confidentiality claims were “staggering” and “border on ridiculous.”
Rate-rigging class action pleadings OK’d, more than two years after case filed
A judge has given the green light to amended pleadings in a class action accusing major banks of entering a cartel agreement to rig foreign exchange rates, bringing a two-year fight over the pleadings closer to resolution.
Judge finds Montara oil spill ‘widespread’, in win for class action
A judge overseeing a class action against the Australian arm of Thai state owned oil giant PTT has rejected attempts to limit the claimed damages from one of Australia's largest oil spills, saying the disaster was "widespread" across Indonesian islands in the Timor Sea.
Injunction extended in ACCC’s challenge to Virtus’ acquisition of Adora
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won an injunction to stop Virtus from completing the purchase of rival Adora Fertility until a court has ruled on the competition regulator's challenge to the acquisition. 
Virtus ‘author of its own fate’ if Adora acquisition fails, judge says
IVF provider Virtus Health would be “the author of its own fate” if its proposed acquisition of rival Adora Fertility flopped, a judge has said in hearing the ACCC’s bid for a temporary injunction blocking completion of the planned purchase.
ACCC wins temporary halt to Virtus’ acquisition of Adora
The ACCC has won an interim injunction blocking IVF provider Virtus Health from completing its purchase of rival Adora Fertility on Friday.
Ex-Dick Smith CFO to appeal $43M victory for NAB
Dick Smith's former CFO will appeal a $43 million judgment in favour of National Australia Bank over his role in the retailer's collapse.
Westpac wants contempt conviction against Forum’s Bill Papas but can’t find him
Westpac wants Forum Finance founder Bill Papas held in contempt of court, but the bank has hit a snag in serving its motion on the missing Papas, saying he dropped his lawyers without telling them the address of his current residence in Greece.
Forum Finance director faces $300,000 legal bill, can’t mount defence, court told
A Forum Finance director is unable to file a defence against Westpac’s $400 million fraud case because his former solicitor has refused to hand over case files to his new lawyers until he pays a “remarkable” $300,000 legal bill, a court has heard.