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Jones Day snags employment partner from Ashurst
Business of Law 2025-08-04 11:20 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

US firm Jones Day is growing its Brisbane office, snagging a partner from Ashurst for its labor and employment group.

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Law firm seeks 35% GCO in WiseTech class action
Class Actions 2025-07-29 11:59 pm By Sam Matthews

The law firm running a shareholder class action against WiseTech is seeking a group costs order that would give it a 35 per cent cut of any settlement, arguing the relatively high rate was justified by the risks of running the case.

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Jones Day nabs real estate pro from Clayton Utz
Clayton Utz 2025-06-30 11:27 pm By Julia Kanapathippillai

Jones Day has lured a real estate expert from Clayton Utz to join its Brisbane office as a partner.

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Dexus agrees to absorb shareholders’ costs of legal tussle with APAC
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-06-24 11:53 pm By Christine Caulfield

Real estate asset manager Dexus will cover the legal costs of shareholders whose stake in Australia Pacific Airports Corporation hangs in the balance, as it reveals a $55 million book value increase.

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Privilege not waived by ATO complying with Alcoa’s FOIA request, court says
Tax 2025-06-20 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

The ATO has won its challenge to a finding that it waived privilege over draft expert reports in an email referring to its contents, with a court saying disclosure of the substance of information is not per se inconsistent with maintaining privilege.

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Court sets date for Dexus fight with APAC, investor funds
Article 2025-06-13 11:38 pm By Christine Caulfield

The date has been set for a court battle over Dexus’ sale of shares in Asia Pacific Airport Corporation, a fight the operator of Melbourne and Launceston airports says needs 10 hearing days.

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‘What’s done can’t be undone’: Judge says alleged Dexus breach seems irremediable
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-05-22 11:34 pm By Christine Caulfield

Dexus’ denial of a breach of confidentiality in a battle with co-owners of airport operator APAC is unlikely to hold up, a judge has said, and what appears to have been done can’t be undone. What the high-stakes row will come down to, he says, is materiality.

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SMBC can’t access King & Wood Mallesons docs in $34M case against Humm
Financial Services 2025-05-08 11:00 pm By Christine Caulfield

SMBC has lost a bid for documents connected to King & Wood Mallesons opinions in its suit against fintech Humm linked to the Forum Finance fraud, with a court saying the Japanese bank did not share joint privilege over the material.

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Alcoa wins transfer pricing dispute with Tax Office
Tax 2025-05-05 11:11 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Alcoa has won a transfer pricing dispute with the Tax Office, with a tribunal rejecting the ATO’s novel argument that Alcoa was not dealing at arm’s length in selling alumina to a distributor that bribed Bahraini government officials.

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Sanofi loses challenge to Amgen patents for cholesterol-busting Repatha
Intellectual Property 2025-04-23 1:13 pm By Christine Caulfield

Drug giant Sanofi has failed in its appeal of a decision granting applications by biopharmaceutical company Amgen for patents covering the cholesterol-lowering treatment Repatha.

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