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Hamilton Locke nabs partners from Corrs, Clifford Chance
Hamilton Locke has recruited two senior lawyers from Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Clifford Chance to bolster its regulatory advice practice. 
Nature’s Care owners can’t extend injunction against Wu family founders
The current owners of vitamin giant Nature’s Care have lost a bid to extend an urgent injunction against the company’s founding family amid fears they were trying to regain control of the corporate group, with a judge finding the family may faced oppressive conduct themselves.
New owners of Nature’s Care face Wu family’s ‘nasty surprise’
The current owners of vitamin giant Nature’s Care have won an urgent injunction against the company's founding family, after a judge said it appeared they were trying to regain control of the corporate group.
Group members to get $5.7M from ‘disappointing’ Deloitte class action settlement
A judge has signed off on a $18.5 million settlement in a six-year-old shareholder class action against Deloitte over its audits of collapsed construction group Hastie, saying the amount might be "disappointing" to group members but reflected the risks of going to trial.
Clifford Chance nabs Herbert Smith Freehills M&A veteran
Clifford Chance has snagged an M&A partner from Herbert Smith Freehills to join its growing corporate practice.
Deloitte may ask court to keep lid on class action settlement
Deloitte may seek confidentiality orders over the amount it agreed to pay to settle a shareholder class action over its audits of collapsed construction group Hastie.
Deloitte settles class action over Hastie audits
Deloitte has settled a shareholder class action over its audits of collapsed construction group Hastie, a case which dragged on for six years as the accounting firm unsuccessfully fought to shield its audit reports.
In a first, Lactalis hit with $950,000 penalty for Dairy Code breaches
Dairy processor Lactalis Australia has been hit with a $950,000 penalty in the first proceedings against a company for breaches of the Dairy Code.
Clifford Chance lures competition partner from Clayton Utz
Clifford Chance has added former Clayton Utz competition and consumer law partner Elizabeth Richmond to the firm's global antitrust team in Sydney.
Trial vacated in class action against Deloitte over Hastie audits
Trial in a protracted class action against Deloitte over the collapse of construction group Hastie has been abandoned, signalling a settlement is in the works.