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EY says Pitcher Partners ‘solely responsible’ in Slater & Gordon class action
Accounting firm Pitcher Partners was “solely responsible” for giving allegedly negligent advice about Slater & Gordon’s disastrous $1.2 billion Quindell acquisition ahead of the law firm’s massive losses in 2016, Ernst & Young has argued at trial in a long-running class action by the firm’s shareholders.
Victoria COVID-19 vaccination challenge won’t go to trial before mandate expires
A judge has made the “regrettable” call to postpone the trial in a case brought by  workers challenging the Victorian government’s COVID-19 health directions until after they expire, blaming the workers for creating a series of “fruitless” delays.
High Court shoots down Volkswagen’s challenge to landmark $125M dieselgate penalty
The High Court has rejected Volkswagen's special leave application to challenge a record $125 million penalty for selling cars with a defeat device that allowed them to cheat on emissions tests.
Forum Finance director says Westpac’s case against him ‘hopelessly weak’
Forum Finance director Vincenzo Tesoriero wants to strike out Westpac's claims against him and has told a court he too is a victim of alleged fraudster Bill Papas, having sunk up to $9 million in the company.
Woolworths class action settlement to cover $1.75M legal bill, but no payout for group members
Woolworths has agreed to pay $1.75 million in Adero Law's legal costs as part of a settlement of an underpayments class action which will see group members recoup any amounts they are owed in a separate proceeding brought by the Fair Work Ombudsman rather than the class action.
Pitcher Partners, EY point finger at Slater & Gordon’s lawyers in class action trial
Accounting firms Pitcher Partners and Ernst & Young have blamed the lawyers who advised on Slater & Gordon’s disastrous $1.2 Quindell acquisition for the its massive losses in 2016, saying they failed to point out the “commercial misjudgment” of agreeing to the deal.
GetSwift mulls appeal of scathing judgment on ‘PR-driven’ approach to ASX statements
Logistics company GetSwift says it is considering an appeal of an 859-page judgment which lambasted the company and its directors' "public relations-driven approach" to announcements on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Court orders CBA to hand over oil and gas project books in climate change case
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia will have to hand over a preliminary tranche of documents relating to seven large-scale oil and gas projects it is financing in a lawsuit that will test whether the bank has complied with its stated commitments on climate change.
Hold music company made it hard for customers to hang up, ACCC says
One of the world’s leading audio branding companies has agreed to amend its contract terms, which penalised customers for cancelling within a 42-day period of their contract ending, following an investigation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
NT hit with class action over ‘discriminatory’ healthcare services
The Northern Territory government has been hit with a class action alleging it discriminated against Indigenous Australians in Wadeye by failing to provide proper healthcare services.