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Beauty giant Mecca has succeeded in fending off a luxury cosmetics brand's appeal of a decision that found a term of an exclusive distribution agreement between them was not an unlawful restraint of trade.
Eleven current and former Star Entertainment executives have refuted ASIC's claims that they breached their duties in relation to the casino operator's lax money laundering compliance, with all but two denying they had a duty to ensure the company complied with its legal obligations.
Port operations provider Engage Marine is seeking to obtain copies of restricted documents in the ACCC’s case against TasPorts, as it mounts its own competition suit against the Tasmanian government-owned body.
A class action against Aveo Group has settled for $11 million mid trial, with the law firm that brought the case expressing regret for any "distress or anxiety" it caused and acknowledging the retirement village provider’s contracts with residents were lawful.
The insurers of Blue Sky Alternative Investments are fighting a bid to be joined to a consolidated investor class action against the company and its auditor, EY.
The law firm that ran a class action over the 2009 Montara oil spill must compete to administer a $192.5 million settlement, with a judge saying a tendering process is consistent with the court's "protective and supervisory role" in managing costs deducted from class action settlements.
The wife of the late mining executive Ken Talbot wanted to "destroy" the law firm that advised her husband about his will, a court has found in awarding costs against the widow.
A judge has indicated his willingness to approve a $25 million settlement in a class action against dairy co-op Fonterra, but deferred the question of the funder's cut until after the Full Court rules on whether the court has the power to make a common fund order at settlement.
K&L Gates has snagged a partner from Arnold Bloch Leibler to bolster the real estate practice in its fast-growing Sydney office.
A judge has approved a $192.5 million settlement in an oil spill class action on behalf of Indonesian seaweed farmers, but the slice for the law firm running the action and its litigation funder remains to be determined amid allegations of negligence by the former lead applicant in the case.