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Heads may roll after a court on Friday rejected the evidence of key Dexus employees at trial over a breach of APAC's shareholder deed, in a ruling that revealed some insiders suspected the "embarassing blunder" would come back to bite.

A judge has ordered that the names of the funders who backed unsuccessful proceedings over the failed Pentridge Village development in Melbourne be handed over.

Saint Gobain-owned CSR has been ordered to hand over monthly performance reports for four business units and its building products division, in a misuse of market power case by insulation distributor Consolidated Energy.

US drug maker Cosette is appealing a judge’s decision not to disqualify himself from Mayne Pharma's lawsuit seeking damages over the termination of their $672 million if he is appointed to case manage the dispute. 

ASIC is seeking a $1.3 million fine against Star’s former CEO Matthias Bekier and a $1.1 million fine against ex-general counsel Paula Martin for breaching their duties by failing to warn the casino operator's board about money laundering risks. 

It ditched a planned $627 million union, now US drug maker Cosette must pay more than $13 million toward Mayne Pharma's costs of the legal fallout. Whether it owes the "substantial damages" Mayne is claiming is an issue for another day.

Two Credit Suisse funds and UBS on Monday lost a battle to shield documents in sprawling litigation over the collapse of trade financier Greensill, failing in their arguments that production of the material ran afoul of Swiss and Luxembourg law.

A case launched by the directors of the defunct Melbourne Rebels against the club's administrators, which sought to avoid liability for players' PAYG tax, has been discontinued.

Danish glassware brand Bodum has lost its intellectual propety suit against Maxwell & Williams, despite a court finding the homewares company's coffee glasses were a “conscious imitation” of Bodum's products. 

Trial has kicked off in the defunct super rugby team Melbourne Rebels' Federal Court fight against Rugby Australia, with the club accusing the league of a "cowardly betrayal".