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A shareholder class action against BHP over the 2015 Fundao dam collapse in Brazil has won a bid to add an extra three weeks to a six-week hearing to account for any evidentiary surprises.
As Mineral Resources and WiseTech face shareholder glare over accusations levelled at their billionaire bosses, it is Herbert Smith Freehills that their embattled boards have turned to.
ASIC has won its case against insurer HCF Life over a pre-existing condition term that was likely to mislead the public, but failed to convince the court that it was an unfair contract term.
Santos’ plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 was “little more than a series of speculations”, a shareholder group has said on the first day of trial in a landmark greenwashing case.
A class action targeting Westpac subsidiary BT Funds and Tal Life Insurance was discontinued after documents discovered by the companies caused funder Woodsford to bow out.
Herbert Smith Freehills has lured two lateral partners to bolster its projects, energy and infrastructure practice in Australia.
Richard White, the billionaire founder of logistics company WiseTech Global, has stepped down from his position as CEO amid media reports of bullying and inappropriate conduct.
Two firms representing some Rio Tinto shareholders have lost their bid to intervene in Energy Resources' fight to renew its lease for the Jabiluka uranium mine in the Northern Territory.
The funder and law firm that ran a shareholder class action against Mayne Pharma are seeking deductions that would leave more than half of a $38 million settlement for group members.