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ASIC filing puts spotlight on ANZ treasurer in $2.5B capital raising case
ANZ treasurer Rick Moscati was at the centre of a flurry of phone calls and meetings with underwriters and other bank executives on the day the underwriters agreed to pick up a $791 million shortfall in a $2.5 billion capital raising, an agreement which has led to groundbreaking cases by two regulators, according to a new court document.
Queensland flood class can add evidence after ‘trial by ambush’
A judge overseeing the marathon hearing in the class action over the 2011 Queensland floods has allowed the lead applicant to submit further evidence after it claimed defendant Seqwater engaged in "trial by ambush".
Sandoz infringed expired Lexapro patent, judge rules
Generic drug maker Sandoz has been found liable for patent infringement and misleading and deceptive conduct in a case by pharmaceutical giant Lundbeck over its blockbuster antidepressant Lexapro, ending a battle that has raged for 15 years.
Art collectors won’t get their day in court against failed auction house Mossgreen
The judge overseeing the complex liquidation of failed auction house Mossgreen has denied leave to proceed to vendors who received nothing from the sale of their art collections.
Trivago admits it breached consumer law with hotel rankings
Hotel booking aggregator Trivago has admitted it may have misled consumers into believing they would find the lowest hotel rate on an initial search of its site and that it had breached the Australian Consumer Law.
ALRC’s ‘leave to proceed’ proposal slammed as de facto class certification
A late proposal by the Australian Law Reform Commission to introduce a 'leave to proceed' mechanism into class actions has been blasted by a major litigation funder and a plaintiffs-side law firm as a de facto class certification procedure that would ramp up costs and add years of delay to cases.
Surfstitch judge says court can’t drop opt-out notice to class
A judge has rejected a bid by the applicants in two shareholder class actions against online fashion retailer Surfstitch to push forward with a proposed settlement of the cases without an opt-out notice to group members.
Court rejects Westpac’s $35M settlement with ASIC
The Federal Court has thrown out a proposed $35 million settlement between ASIC and Westpac over responsible lending breaches, saying the agreement was "unworkable" and left the court in an "information vacuum".
Palmer can’t stop Queensland Nickel liquidators from asking after fugitive nephew
A judge has shot down a bid by Clive Palmer to block the liquidators of Queensland Nickel from making enquiries as to the whereabouts of his fugitive nephew, the sole registered director of the refinery when it collapsed.
ACCC won’t oppose Fairfax, Nine merger
The ACCC said Thursday that while the merger of Fairfax Media with Nine Entertainment is likely to reduce competition among media providers, it will not oppose the tie-up.