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Fairfax slams Ben Roberts-Smith barrister’s cross-examination technique
Fairfax has accused senior counsel representing Ben Roberts-Smith of using cross-examination to try to identify the source of allegedly defamatory articles that accused the former SAS soldier of war crimes.
Class action against Hog’s Breath Cafe can’t dodge $1.2M security
Franchisees of the Hog’s Breath Cafe restaurant chain must pay $1.23 million in security for legal costs in their class action against the franchisor, and the matter is stayed until they can pony up the first installment.
Blue Star Helium’s former boss appeals ban over ill-fated Texas oil asset sale
The former CEO of Blue Star Helium is challenging a ruling that slugged him with a $40,000 penalty and a four-year ban for failing to disclose to shareholders the identify of the buyer behind a botched sale of Texas oil assets.
Deloitte report on Mercedes-Benz fixed-price model was ‘spin’, court hears
Australian Mercedes-Benz dealers behind a $650 million lawsuit over the car maker's decision to move to a fixed-price agency model allege the car maker engaged Deloitte as a consultant so it could "spin" its real reasons for making the change.
In latest setback for shareholder class actions, judge finds Iluka did not breach disclosure rules
Investors have lost their class action against Perth-based Iluka Resources, the latest shareholder class action to fail after pushing through to trial.
Google can’t shut down Epic Games’ misuse of market power case
Google has failed in its bid to stay a competition lawsuit brought by Epic Games, after failing to show that the Fortnite game maker would not be disadvantaged if the case were heard in California instead.
RMS Engineering settles workers’ class action over meal breaks
Queensland-based RMS Engineering and Construction has settled a class action alleging it refused to give staff meal breaks and threatened those who complained about excessive hours.
‘Shoot him or I will’: Mounting allegations of civilian murder at Ben Roberts-Smith trial
Eight rounds of ammunition were unloaded into the chest, neck and face of an Afghan man after decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith told a subordinate to, “Shoot him or I will”, a court has heard.
Salter Brothers investment in advisory firm Hendry Group ‘worthless’, court hears
Salter Brothers' multmillion dollar investment in advisory firm Hendry Group is worthless, a court has been told in the fund manager's case alleging it was the victim of miseleading representations.
Arrium shareholders in class action can’t access full KPMG audit file
Shareholders in a class action against failed steel giant Arrium and KPMG have lost their bid for KPMG's complete audit file for Arrium to probe the Big Four accounting firm's handling of the steel producer's financial statements before its collapse in April 2016.