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Law firm Levitt Robinson agrees to take down Google ads for Aveo class action
Law firm Levitt Robinson has agreed to remove a series of Google ads promoting a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group on behalf of residents over changes to the terms on which they could re-sell their units.
Banks can’t suppress judgment on defective indictment in ANZ cartel case
Investment banks accused in the criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement will not lose their right to a fair trial with the release of a judgment finding the prosecutors' indictment deficient, a judge has ruled.
CDPP sent back to the drawing board to address ‘defects’ in ANZ cartel case
A judge has ordered the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions to file a replacement indictment to address defects in the document at the centre of its criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement in August 2015.
Arrium settlement was a ‘substantial compromise’, judge says
A settlement reached in a lawsuit by the liquidators of collapsed steel giant Arrium against 10 former company directors accused of insolvent trading has been approved by a judge, who noted that while the settlement amount was "substantial", the deal involved a "substantial compromise".
Ken Talbot’s widow can’t represent daughters in negligence case against Arnold Bloch Leibler
The widow of mining executive Ken Talbot has lost a bid to act for two of her daughters in a  negligence case over the handling of her late husband's estate against law firms Arnold Bloch Leibler and Boyd Legal, with a judge finding claims by the mother and daughters were "directly competing and contrary".
How Arnold Bloch Leibler’s Elyse Hilton survived the Hayne commission and made partner
Unlike many successful litigation partners, Arnold Bloch Leibler partner Elyse Hilton wanted to be “anything but a lawyer” when she was in high school.
NAB wins $43M judgment against ex-Dick Smith director but receivers walk away empty handed
A judge has awarded $43 million to National Australia Bank in its lawsuit against former directors of failed retailer Dick Smith, but threw out claims against company directors brought by HSBC and the retailer's receivers.
‘It’s not a good look’: Judge doesn’t want Suncorp class action to ‘hang around’
The judge overseeing a conflicted remuneration class action against Suncorp has locked in a trial date for May next year over the protests of the applicants, saying it was "not a good look" for class actions to "hang" around.
JPMorgan tries to shield ASIC settlement negotiations in ANZ cartel case
JPMorgan is fighting to keep details of failed settlement talks with ASIC under wraps in criminal cartel proceedings over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, as ANZ seeks to uncover whether the corporate regulator made a deal with the investment bank ahead of the cartel case being filed.
Freedom Foods loses second bid to have $20M Blue Diamond feud heard in Australia
Freedom Foods' dispute with Blue Diamond Growers over an almond licensing deal will be heard by an arbitrator in California after an appeals court rejected the company's plea for an Australian judge to determine the case.