Gilbert + Tobin

Star’s former boss and chief legal officer have argued that a judge erred in finding they breached their directors’ duties by allegedly failing to inform the board of unacceptable money laundering risks in its Sydney casino. 

The executor of a $100 million estate is amending its case against PricewaterhouseCoopers that alleges the firm gave negligent advice and acted with a conflict of interest while advising on tax liabilities.

Former ANZ subsidiaries have filed proceedings against three insurers claiming they wrongfully denied coverage for $182 million in compensation and costs relating to financial adviser breaches to retail clients. 

Airport operator APAC says a default notice sent to Dexus over confidentiality breaches is at least valid against shareholders that initiated a botched sales process, hedging its bets in an appeal of a ruling that forces a sale of the asset manager's entire stake.

The former CEO and chief legal officer of Star Entertainment are challenging a judge's orders that they pay a combined $1.1 million for failures in connection with anti-money laundering compliance.

Dexus' decision to resist an undertaking as part of a deal to temporarily block the compulsory sale of its shares in airport operator APAC has been criticised by a judge for resulting in an "appalling waste" of time and money.

Credit Suisse is fighting a bid for access to Deloitte reports commissioned by a Swiss law firm and advice from Linklaters, in litigation against insurers over the collapse of supply chain finance company Greensill Capital. 

Gilbert + Tobin has launched a dedicated multidisciplinary real assets team to advise pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and others on real estate and infrastructure investments, saying the line between the investment classes has "all but disappeared".

Shareholders in collapsed audio device maker Nuheara are seeking preliminary discovery from Taiwanese semiconductor giant Realtek, in an escalation of a battle between the investors in the defunct company.

Though previously acknowledging it "could have been clearer" Microsoft has hit back at claims it duped millions of customers into upgrading to more expensive product plans, saying its cheaper, 'legacy' plan was only available to subscribers who sought to cancel.