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Johnson Winter Slattery picks up Clayton Utz insolvency partner
Johnson Winter Slattery has hired a new partner for the firm's restructuring and insolvency team.
‘Chorus of deflections’: ASIC slams Star board’s ‘apathy’ over AML/CTF breaches
Star Entertainment's management and board cannot shirk responsibility for turning a blind eye to money laundering risks by pointing the finger at each other, ASIC has told a court.
Class action over risky CFDs wins access to customer screening data
A class action against CMC Markets has won access to data thought to reveal that approximately 2,500 customers who failed screening tests for risky financial products were nevertheless permitted to trade. 
Court tosses client’s ‘indefensible’ case against lawyers after fourth repleading
A court has dismissed a client’s attempt to join Kheir Lawyers to an action against Shine Lawyers, after the application -- repleaded for a fourth time -- remained “indefensible".
Law firm loses spat with client over agreement to cap fees
A law firm has lost a row with a former client over a pact to cap fees at $100,000, with a judge rejecting its claim the agreement was not binding.
Clyde & Co nabs Kennedys insurance expert to grow casualty claims practice
A personal injury and insurance expert from Kennedys has joined Clyde & Co's partnership in Brisbane.
ANZ flex commissions class action asks court not to disturb GCO
The plaintiff in a flex commissions class action against ANZ has asked the court to approve a $85 million settlement, including a 24.5 per cent group costs order, citing the “considerable risk” involved in running the case.
Class action funder Woodsford denies sex discrimination claims by ex-director
Litigation funder Woodsford has responded to a former female director's sex and age discrimination lawsuit, denying the claims and seeking dismissal of the case.
‘An order is an order’: Judge scolds ASIC for failing to file defence in Palmer case
A lawyer for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been grilled by a Federal Court judge for failing to file a defence in Clive Palmer's case against the corporate watchdog.
High Court won’t hear Dominique Grubisa’s appeal
The High Court has rejected a special leave application by wealth guru Dominque Grubisa seeking to overturn a finding that she had actual knowledge that statements made by her company DG Institute to students who enrolled in her courses were misleading.