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PwC can’t claim privilege over all advice to JBS, judge finds
A judge has rejected the Australian Taxation Office's claim that legal professional privilege does not apply to any communications between PricewaterhouseCoopers and its client, meat processor JBS, but has found that many of the reviewed documents do not satisfy the test of privilege.
MLC admits to contraventions in $17.5M ASIC suit
Wealth manager MLC Limited has admitted to violating the Corporations Act by failing to send overdue notices to policyholders over a 15-year period, but will defend the bulk of ASIC's claims in proceedings accusing it of causing $17.5 million in harm to over a quarter of a million consumers.
WA Attorney General says he made ‘mistakes’ under oath in Clive Palmer trial
WA Attorney-General John Quigley wants a second go at his trial testimony in a defamation case brought by mining magnate Clive Palmer, admitting he made "mistakes" while giving evidence in the witness box.
Epic Games resists bid to delay Apple trial while Google catches up
Epic Games has argued in favour of steaming ahead with a trial in its competition case against Apple while its parallel case against Google remains in the embryonic stage, but the tech giants say Google's litigation should catch up in the hopes that the court can hear a joint trial or hold contemporaneous hearings.
SingTel can’t salvage $190,000 in transfer pricing deductions on $14.2B Optus buy
SingTel has been blocked from making $190,000 in tax deductions after the Australian Taxation Office won its Federal Court case against the Singaporean teleco over transfer pricing benefits related to the $14.2 billion acquisition of Optus.
Law firm must pay former high earner ‘fruits of his victory’ pending appeal
A Melbourne law firm has lost its bid to delay payment of a $184,000 judgment to a former junior lawyer who earned hundreds of thousands of dollars per year under a lucrative pay structure.
Law firm’s bill for distributing Robodebt class action settlement cut by $1M
A judge has ordered that $1.27 million be set aside to cover the costs of the law firm administering the settlement in the class action over the federal government's Robodebt scheme, cutting about $1 million from the figure sought.
Union planning to upsize rest break cases against McDonald’s
The Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association has flagged its intent to bring further cases against various McDonald’s franchisees, alongside eleven claims it has brought to date over alleged failures to give workers paid 10-minute breaks.
High Court to hear Spain’s sovereign immunity claims in $375M arbitration dispute
The High Court has agreed to weigh in on whether an Australian court's recognition of a $375 million international arbitration award against the kingdom of Spain violated the sovereign immunity doctrine.
‘Everybody is incredulous’: Silk tells court of surprise at Norman O’Bryan’s fall from grace
Commenting on the unprecedented nature of the case against her client -- the so-called postbox solicitor in the Banksia Securities class action -- a senior barrister has told a court of her shock at the conduct of her former colleague at the bar, Norman O'Bryan, who acted as lead counsel in the scandal-ridden litigation.