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Macquarie a ‘knowing participant’ in Connective shareholder oppression, court says
Two directors of mortgage aggregator Connective engaged in oppressive conduct towards a minority shareholder and Macquarie Bank was a "knowing participant" when it acquired $5 million worth of shares in the company, the NSW Supreme Court has found.
Ashurst poaches three partners from Norton Rose Fulbright
Ashurst has snagged three Norton Rose Fulbright partners to join its corporate and projects team as part of its plan to grow its energy and resources practice in the Asia-Pacific region.
Ashurst lures Thomson Geer partner to launch superannuation practice
Global law firm Ashurst has snagged a Thomson Geer partner to launch a superannuation practice offering end-to-end legal and consulting solutions for financial services clients in the $3.3 trillion sector.
ASIC seeks recusal of former Freehills lawyer in costs spat with ex-Tennis Australia boss
ASIC has asked a Federal Court registrar who previously worked at Herbert Smith Freehills to step down from overseeing remaining costs disputes in its failed case against former Tennis Australia president Steven Healy, who is represented by the Big Six firm.
Australia second to US for climate-related litigation, report finds
Australia ranks second in the world for climate-related lawsuits, and the threat of climate litigation looms larger than ever for Australian companies across all sectors, a new report has found.
Doral defeats ‘speculative’ pre-action discovery bid over $32M Keysbrook mine sale
Doral Mineral Sands has successfully blocked a pre-action discovery bid by an irate shareholder over losses stemming from the $32 million Keysbrook mine sale, with the Western Australia Supreme Court finding that any case against Doral was "mere assertion, conjecture or suspicion"
$28M settlement in Arnold Bloch Leibler class action to get court’s OK
A judge will approve a $28 million settlement resolving a class action against Arnold Bloch Leibler over advice the law firm gave to Slater & Gordon ahead of a disastrous acquisition. A 28 per cent commission for the case's funder will also get the court's nod.
ACCC flags supply chain competition in COVID-19 era as new priority
The ACCC will target businesses seeking to use COVID-related disruptions to global and domestic supply chains as “a veil for illegal conduct” the watchdog's outgoing chair has said in setting out the regulator’s priorities for 2022.
Viterra rejected $85M offer to settle Cargill lawsuit over Joe White sale
Grain producer Viterra, which has been ordered to pay $293 million to Cargill Australia for making misleading representations during the sale of malt producer Joe White, rejected an offer to settle the lawsuit for $85 million, a court has heard.
Abandoned IVF clinic merger no win for ACCC, judge says
The ACCC got what it wanted when IVF providers Virtus Health and Healius terminated a proposed $45 million merger, but it wasn't a win, a judge has said in mostly denying the regulator's bid to recover the costs of its court challenge to the deal.