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A judge has ordered public relations firm the Civic Partnership to hand over documents revealing the identity of the client behind an allegedly misleading ad campaign accusing convenience store chain On The Run of wage theft.
The Full Court is set to weigh in on whether judges who make adverse findings on credibility during the liability phase of a hearing should recuse themselves from determining penalty, an issue which a judge has said may require a new court protocol.
A Gadens-led class action against former Quintis director Frank Wilson has settled, but a second class action filed by a rival firm has flagged a potential claim on the settlement funds over a cause of action said to have been “picked up parasitically”.
Hong Kong-based NGS Crypto Group and its director have lost their bid to undo receivership and freezing orders made amid concerns about dissipation of assets as ASIC investigates whether hundreds of Australians who sank $21.1 million into the crypto firm were misled about the safety of their investments.
Investment manager Merricks Capital has resolved its case against a former managing director and two employees, who left the firm for a boutique run by financial commentator Peter Switzer and his son, Marty.
Lander & Rogers has lured away a Gadens veteran to bolster its real estate practice in Brisbane.
The liquidators of failed grain trader LGL Commodities have filed a professional negligence case against law firm Gadens, alleging its failure to comply with orders for evidence meant it lost the chance to win back over $6 million at trial.
The judge who presided over ASIC’s successful case against payday lender Sunshine Loans has recused himself from deciding on penalty in the matter, saying a new court protocol might be needed for when a judge makes an adverse credit finding during the liability phase of a case.
Gadens has merged with Canberra firm Trinity Law, expanding the firm's national footprint and boosting its capacity to take on government work.
A court has imposed an interim injunction on a former Samsung Electronics business manager, restraining him from taking a similar role with rival Electrolux until a case alleging breach of post-employment restraints is heard.