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‘Magnet for litigation’: Dixon Advisory insurers fight to shield policy info in class action
Two insurers for Dixon Advisory have argued they should not have to disclose policies that could respond to mammoth claims in a class action against the collapsed financial services firm estimated to be worth $278 million and $463 million. 
Lawyers, funder come to blows in Montara oil spill class action
A fight has broken out between the litigation funder and the lawyers representing 15,000 seaweed farmers in a class action against oil exploration company PTTEP Australia over a spill at its Montara oil field in the Timor Sea.
Google wins opposition to FitBet trade mark
Google has succeeded in blocking a fitness app from registering 'FitBet' as a trade mark, with a a Trade Marks Office delegate finding the mark was deceptively similar to the Silicon Valley company's marks for its popular FitBit wearable devices.
In loss for TerraCom, Full Court finds ASIC can view PwC report
Coal mining firm TerraCom has lost its Full Court bid to shield a PricewaterhouseCoopers report from ASIC, on appeal from a judgment which found the regulator could view the report because of public statements made by the company.
Court tosses suit against Wilsons over wealth advisor who jumped ship
Wilsons Advisory and Stockbroking has dodged a claim by rival Elston Private Wealth over a veteran employee who jumped ship with confidential information.
Halifax sues King & Wood Mallesons for negligence
Defunct stockbroker Halifax Investment Services has sued law firm King & Wood Mallesons and its former auditor Bentleys for allegedly failing to advise that it had to hold client funds used to trade on its online platforms on trust.
Apollo offers divestiture to win ACCC approval for THL acquisition
Campervan company Apollo has offered to divest 80 per cent of its motorhome rental fleet in Australia to win ACCC approval for its tie-up with New Zealand competitor THL.
Sacked partner in Lendlease ‘tax dodge’ suit not a protected whistleblower, court told
The protective scope of whistleblower laws will be tested in a $13 million suit brought by a former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner allegedly sacked for complaining about the tax avoidance strategy of construction giant Lendlease, the advisory firm's biggest client.
Nine sued for defamation over ‘Million Dollar Murders’ episode
A man has sued Nine over an episode of a true crime show which he alleges depicted him as a suspect in the unsolved murder of a teenaged girl in 1997.
Clive Palmer’s QNI loses appeal in $26M spat over unpaid gas bill
Clive Palmer’s Queensland Nickel refinery has lost its appeal of a decision ordering it pay $26.6 million for natural gas charges owed after a court rejected claims it did not need to repay the money because pipeline owners had breached their duties.