Most Recent
Crown Resorts must tell class action what board knew about money laundering
A judge overseeing a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts has ordered the casino giant to give details of board members' knowledge about two bank accounts which were allegedly used to launder hundreds of millions of dollars.
Herbert Smith Freehills joins with UNSW to jumpstart grads’ legal careers
Herbert Smith Freehills has partnered with the University of New South Wales on a practical training course for the firm's Australian graduates that will allow them to start practicing sooner.
Woolworths employees shouldn’t be ‘cast adrift’ from class action, judge says
Explaining his decision to reject a class action settlement that would have earned a law firm $1.75 million but provided nothing to 27,000 Woolworths employees, a judge has said the agreement created a conflict of interest between the solicitors and the workers they sought to set "adrift".
Bill Papas’ girlfriend hits back at Westpac’s case over alleged $294M fraud
Bill Papas’ girlfriend Louise Agostino has hit back at Westpac’s lawsuit accusing her of involvement in the Forum Group director’s alleged $294 million fraud, denying all allegations and arguing that the bulk of the bank’s claims against her should be struck out.
Gina Rinehart’s daughter wins appeal over $4B family trust documents
The NSW Court of Appeal has granted Bianca Rinehart’s bid for her billionaire mother Gina to hand over trust documents that could be used in a dispute over ownership of the $4 billion family trust. 
Herbert Smith Freehills nabs PwC partner as global workforce strategy director
Big Six firm Herbert Smith Freehills has appointed a PricewaterhouseCoopers veteran as its first director of global workforce strategy and implementation.
Pfizer sues drug companies over Enbrel biosimilar
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has fired off a lawsuit against four drug companies for allegedly infringing one of its patents for biologic Enbrel by selling a biosimilar of the blockbuster arthritis drug in Australia.
AMP denies acting unconscionably by charging dead customers for life insurance
AMP has admitted two of its units charged customers fees for no service but denied it acted unconscionably in a case brought by the corporate regulator alleging it continued to charge advice fees and life insurance premiums to customers who had died. 
Receptionist at centre of Tim Paine sexting saga should not be believed, Cricket Tasmania says
A former receptionist’s claims of ill mental health after allegedly suffering sexual harassment by Australian cricket players and managers do not “ring true”, Cricket Tasmania has argued as the receptionist fights to bring her case out of time. 
ASIC says Australian Mines lied about funding for ‘critical’ $500M project
The corporate regulator has taken Australian Mines to court after its managing director was allegedly caught lying at an investment conference about the value of an offtake agreement and funding for a project at its cobalt and nickel mine in Queensland.