Lander & Rogers

Lander & Rogers has recruited a competition law expert from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer for its corporate team ahead of the new merger review regime.

A United Nations special rapporteur has sought to intervene in three Federal Court cases opposing the federal environment minister's decision to approve gas giant Woodside's North West Shelf extension.

A judge has declined to order US-based animal genomics company Scidera to file a position statement in its bovine gene patent infringement suit and said she was “running out of patience” after unsuccessful strike-out and summary dismissal applications by the defendants.

Engineering firm GHD Australia, which has recently been joined to a class action over a bus crash in NSW’s Hunter Valley that killed 10 passengers, has flagged bringing its own cross-claims.

Animal drug company Zoetis has lost its bid for summary dismissal of claims that it infringed US-based animal genomics company Scidera's bovine gene patent, with a judge saying its novel arguments were not so clear-cut and needed to be worked out at trial.

Lander & Rogers has recruited a contracting specialist from Clayton Utz for the law firm's corporate practice in Canberra.

Lander & Rogers has hired a technology, data and intellectual property pro from Clayton Utz to join its team in Melbourne.

Lander & Rogers has welcomed an administrative law pro as a partner in its Sydney-based commercial disputes team.

Lander & Rogers is relocating its Sydney office from Pitt Street to a reimagined 33 Alfred Street in Circular Quay, reflecting the law firm's growth in the city's legal market.

A judge has handed Knowmore Legal an early loss in a negligence case by a former client, finding the client was barred from bringing further sexual abuse claims by accepting an offer under the national redress scheme.