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TPG founder’s evidence means ‘anything can happen’, says judge hearing Vodafone merger battle
The judge overseeing Vodafone’s court battle with the competition regulator over a proposed merger with TPG questioned TPG founder David Teoh when the billionaire boss told a courtroom Thursday mobile technology was rapidly evolving, a remark seemingly at odds with the teleco’s claim that it had no viable option in the next five years for resuming a stalled network rollout.
TPG’s media-shy boss David Teoh fronts court in battle with ACCC over Vodafone merger
The reclusive head of TPG Telecom, David Teoh, faced the spotlight on Wednesday to give evidence in a case over the company's planned $15 billion merger with Vodafone, telling a court under questioning that his company had not budgeted for a 5G network when it first made plans to enter the retail mobile network market.
ACCC’s decision to block Vodafone, TPG merger ‘chock full of speculation’, court hears
The competition regulator's opposition to the proposed $15 billion merger of telecommunications companies Vodafone and TPG was based on "mere possibilities" and was "chock full of speculation", the Federal Court heard Tuesday.
Ex-Tennis Australia directors lose bid for ASIC chats with witnesses
Two former directors of Tennis Australia can't access chats between ASIC and other executives from the tennis body, with a judge finding the documents recording the communications with the potential witnesses were created in anticipation of litigation and were therefore privileged.
Hytera takes another shot at defending Motorola theft claims
Hytera will take another shot at winning court approval to amend its defence so it can blame Motorola for not alerting it to the alleged theft of the US telco's source code by former employees sooner.
Judge frowns on ‘moronic approach’ to group member sign-up in Takata class actions
The judge overseeing a group of class actions against car manufacturers over faulty Takata airbags has questioned a simplified group registration and opt out process proposed by the law firm leading the cases, saying it would "invite a moronic approach" to sign up.
Iluka class action saved as new funder signs on
A shareholder class action against mineral sands producer Iluka Resources has locked in litigation funding, ending months of uncertainty about the fate of the proceedings.
WorleyParsons ditches bid to close down class action mid-trial
WorleyParsons has abandoned its mid-trial application to shut down a shareholder class action, amid uncertainty about whether the engineering company would be required to surrender its right to call reply evidence if it continued with its submission that it has no case to answer.
WorleyParsons denies bid to shut down class action will spark ‘brave new world’
Counsel for WorleyParsons has denied the engineering firm's attempt to end a shareholder class action mid-trial would be the start of a "brave new world" of no-case bids in representative proceedings, saying this was a rare instance of a case with "no chance of success".
Credit Suisse unit can’t strike out pleadings in investors’ case over MINIs
A Credit Suisse unit has lost a bid to strike out portions of a case launched by a group of investors over financial products known as MINI warrants, with a judge saying the claims were not untenable as argued.