A NSW Supreme Court judge said Monday it will refer to the Court of Appeal a challenge by car giant BMW to a common fund order proposed by law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan for its six class actions over Takata airbags.
Cash Converters has reached a settlement on the eve of trial in one of two consumer class actions alleging it engaged in unconscionable conduct by imposing high interest rates on short-term loans.
PriceWaterHouse Coopers has received the green light to launch court action to pursue its cross claims against failed educational training company Vocation.
Motorola has slammed an attempt by Hytera Communications to limit discovery in a long-running patent dispute between the companies, saying documents withheld by the Shenzen-based radio manufacturer come nowhere close to being state secrets protected under Chinese law.
A judge has granted a unit of Queensland Investment Corporation’s request for a confidentiality regime for certain documents discovered in an ongoing legal spat with EnergyAustralia over the $1.78 billion sale of a gas facility in Victoria, but said three EnergyAustralia can view the documents.
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan will call in US experts to back up its proposed “step up” funding model as five law firms begin a high stakes battle to lead a shareholder class action against AMP.
Australian petrol retailer United Petroleum has lost a bid to disqualify a judge from a final hearing on costs in its unsuccessful battle against law firm Herbert Smith Freehills over a failed initial public offering.
A US sports news website founded by former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter featuring content by athletes has filed a lawsuit alleging an Australian sports site has violated its IP.
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group told the court on Tuesday that it urgently needs a statement of facts, during the first hearing in the highly anticipated criminal cartel case against three investment banks.
A Federal Court judge has put ASIC’s first fees for no service case, brought against two units of National Australia Bank’s wealth management division, on an expedited timetable, saying the case was not new territory for the bank.