Barristers

A judge has said ASIC should have known that its case against four TerraCom directors over statements made to investors had no prospects of success, calling one of its submissions “unworthy of the corporations regulator”.

The administrators of the company claiming to own the Whyalla Port have more time until a second creditors meeting to investigate a proposed DOCA as well as a $1.3 billion proof of debt served by Whyalla steelworks operator OneSteel.

A judge has vacated an upcoming trial date in a data scraping case against US-based CoreLogic to allow the analytics company more time to respond to a "weighty" report by a forensic accountant.

Stockbroking firm Ord Minnett has overturned a judgment finding it owed years of wages and other entitlements to a wealth adviser who was only paid in commissions.

A judge has expressed his nervousness about a proposed notice to group members in a class action against Isuzu that warns them they may lose an entitlement to damages if they sell their alleged defective vehicles. 

A judge has said an 11-day trial in ASIC's case against Solve My Debt Now will go ahead in December despite a third set of solicitors ceasing to act and no sign that the debt management firm will put on evidence. 

The owners of land acquired to build a Melbourne freeway have asked the High Court to overturn an "erroneous" appeals court decision which left them with $2 million for land worth over $30 million, saying the case raises important questions about the Land Acquisition and Compensation Act. 

The state of Victoria has attacked the “magical thinking” of a class action over its COVID-19 hotel quarantine debacle, as the applicants seek to plead an alternative case holding the state responsible for a wave of infections.

Investors in Till Payments have won discovery for a possible suit over $43 million in alleged losses suffered after it was sold for just $47 million following a $200 million capital raise, with a judge rejecting arguments that the bid amounted to a royal commission. 

Mastercard has pushed back on the ACCC's argument that it waived privilege over communications with lawyers, saying it would "take the law of waiver to a place it has never been before".