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Law firm failed to bring ‘blindingly clear’ $1M claim for economic loss, court told
The plaintiff in a negligence case against Waller Legal has told a court the firm ignored his “blindingly clear” claim for loss of earning capacity in a historic sexual abuse case.
Court rejects ‘trawling exercise’ ahead of Waller Legal negligence trial
The plaintiff in a negligence case against Waller Legal has failed in his last-minute call to vacate the trial to obtain more documents, an exercise a judge said would "make a mockery of the Civil Procedure Act".
G8 Education on hook for ex-chair’s criminal defence costs
A court has ordered ASX-listed childcare company G8 Education to advance the legal costs of its embattled former chair, Jennifer Hutson, who faces a criminal trial next month.
Santos’ net zero plan ‘little more than speculation’, trial court told
Santos’ plan to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040 was “little more than a series of speculations”, a shareholder group has said on the first day of trial in a landmark greenwashing case.
Flex commissions class action judge says expert evidence not for his ‘comfort’
Expert evidence is not meant to “provide a judge with comfort”, a judge has found in rejecting evidence from two experts in flex commissions class actions against Westpac and Macquarie.
At last minute, Care A2 finds law firm to replace Ashurst in IP spat
Infant formula company Care A2 has found new lawyers as trial begins in a trade mark dispute with rival a2 Milk.
Ditched by Ashurst, Care A2 set to miss own trade mark trial
Care A2 is set to miss the trial in its trade mark fight with rival A2 Milk after the baby formula company was ditched by its lawyers at Ashurst days ago. 
Ashurst sours on repping Care A2 in trade mark stoush
Bix Six firm Ashurst has dropped Care A2 as a client on the eve of trial in the dairy company's long-running battle to quash rival A2 Milk's trade marks.
‘8 words in an email’: Boral slams ruling clearing class action to grill CEO
Boral has asked the Full Court to hear its appeal of a decision allowing its former CEO to be questioned about an email that mentioned a confidential EY report.
Pesutto admits sharing Deeming settlement talks with Jeff Kennett
Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has admitted to sharing with ex-state premier Jeff Kennett aspects of settlement discussions with ousted party member Moira Deeming.