Michael Gvozdenovic

A judge has threatened to vacate the trial in Dexus’ case against Melbourne Airport operator APAC after all the defendants tried to file documents late, suggesting the lawyers may be hit with personal costs orders.

A judge has said he will not be able to decide all the suppression applications in the ACCC’s misuse of market power case against Mastercard ahead of trial, saying the court was facing an “unreasonable, if not oppressive” burden.

Questioning of the first witness in Dexus' case against Melbourne Airport's operator was an hour in when trial was halted by the judge, who complained of flying by the seat of his pants, documentary evidence-wise.

NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees had no power to continue charging members for $165 million in fees to pay adviser commission after conflicted remuneration was banned in 2016, an appeals court has heard.

Dexus has halved the number of documents it claims are shielded by legal privilege from production to fellow owners of airport operator APAC ahead of trial over an alleged breach of a shareholder deed, a court heard Monday.

The competition regulator has cited the public interest in its misuse of market power case against Mastercard in fighting suppression applications by the credit card giant and its heavy-hitter customers, including Coles and Visa.

Real estate asset manager Dexus has won access to advice given by the lawyers of two shareholders of airport operator APAC over an alleged breach of a shareholder deed. 

Dexus has claimed legal professional privilege prevents fellow owners of airport operator APAC from accessing tens of thousands of documents as they prepare for trial over an alleged breach of a shareholder deed.

The trustee for shareholders that want to retain their Dexus-managed stake in Australia Pacific Airports Corporation can't be separately represented from the selling group, a judge has ruled in a case that pits APAC's investors against each other.

The applicant in a class action over a COVID-19 outbreak aboard the Ruby Princess is seeking an $8 million costs order against Carnival, after the cruise ship operator lost its challenge to a negligence finding.