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IAG agent at heart of controversial Greensill funding wins more time for defence
Fired underwriter Greg Brereton has been granted an extension to respond to lawsuits targeting Insurance Australia Group over trade credit policies covering $4.6 billion in loans issued by collapsed Greensill Capital. 
Enviro group derails Chinese mining company’s plans for Tasmanian waste site
A government-approved plan to build a waste facility in western Tasmania has been parked,  after environmental campaigners won a judgment declaring the federal government’s approval of the proposed tailings storage facility was invalid.
PwC partners knew of unlawful dividend payment to Cornerstone director, court told
PwC partners are facing "very serious" allegations that they had actual knowledge that a $30 million dividend payment to the director of now defunct tertiary education provider Cornerstone was unlawful.
‘We can make a really strong case’: ANZ hopeful of ACCC approval for $4.9B Suncorp buy
ANZ is optimistic its proposed $4.9 billion acquisition of insurer Suncorp's banking unit will be cleared by the competition regulator, and is counting on the public benefits of the merger to win approval.
Bayer wants to amend Xarelto patent at centre of Sandoz’s invalidity claim
German pharmaceutical giant Bayer, which is facing a legal bid by generic drug maker Sandoz to invalidate patents covering blood clot drug Xarelto, is seeking to amend one of the patents in dispute.
Clayton Utz snags technology law ace from Ashurst
Clayton Utz has picked up a new partner specialising in digital transformation from Ashurst to join the firm’s public sector practice in Canberra.
Norton Rose Fulbright loses another energy, projects bigwig
Norton Rose Fulbright has lost the co-head of its energy, infrastructure and resources team in Australia to King & Wood Mallesons, just months after the group's other leader jumped ship to another Big Six firm.
Virgin moves to throw out ‘unintelligible’ lawsuit over COVID-19 jab mandate
Virgin Australia will seek to throw out a case brought by former employees over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which a lawyer for Qantas and Jetstar, which are also named in the suit, said “breaks every pleading rule”.
Google must pay indemnity costs for ‘untenable defences’ in Barilaro defamation case
A judge has ordered that Google pay indemnity costs to former deputy premier of NSW John Barilaro, in addition to $7150,000 in damages over a “relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory campaign” by YouTube commentator Jordan Shanks that the tech giant “did nothing” to stop.
Google must pay $715,000 to Barilaro over YouTube videos, may face contempt charge
A judge has ordered that Google pay $715,000 to former deputy premier of NSW John Barilaro over a “relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory campaign” by YouTube commentator Jordan Shanks that the tech giant “did nothing” to stop.