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Cargill has been ordered to turn over what it describes as "highly confidential" documents related to the possible sale of its malt business, a new revelation in the complex trial over claims Viterra fraudulently concealed crucial information when it sold malt producer Joe White Maltings to Cargill Australia in 2013 for $420 million.
When US food giant Kraft faces off next week in its lawsuit against Aussie cheese company Bega for allegedly violating its peanut butter trade dress, the court will be faced with the thorny task of unraveling a complex corporate transaction that left both companies claiming rights to the iconic trade dress.
A settlement has been reached in two class actions brought on behalf of holders of debentures who allege they suffered losses due to Australian Executor Trustees' mismanagement of debenture issuer Provident Capital.
The judge overseeing the administration of Provident Capital has invited debenture holders to object to the company's receivers staying on after their firm completes its merger with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Provident's former auditor which has also been named as a cross-defendant in two class actions over Provident’s collapse.
A Sydney lawyer accused in a class action of conspiring with notorious conman Peter Foster in a fraudulent sports betting scheme that left investors $29 million out of pocket was taken in by Foster's "psychological brilliance", her barrister told a court Thursday.
The judge overseeing a massive class action against Ford over its PowerShift transmission has vacated the trial date, blaming the lead applicant's numerous "procedural failures".
The former head of Australian mining company Kimberley Diamonds has been acquitted of charges that he signed off on market statements that assumed luxury retailer Tiffany & Co would pay higher prices for the company's rare yellow diamonds.
The government has won court approval to amend its defence mid-trial in a class action brought by businesses alleging they were harmed when the Rudd Government cancelled a program that subsidised home insulation installations during the economic downturn.
Apple has reached an in-principle settlement with the consumer watchdog in an enforcement action over the tech giant's repair policies, a judge was told Tuesday.
A judge overseeing a trial against S&P Global over its ratings of synthetic collateralised debt obligations has tossed the company's damages expert, saying she lacked sufficient expertise to provide an opinion on the value of the instruments.