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Lawyers for TPG-backed Anew Climate taken to task for writ failure
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-06-29 9:53 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has rejected TPG-owned Anew Climate’s bid for default judgment against an Australian company that allegedly impersonated a US carbon offset developer in order […]

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HWL Ebsworth’s claim of exhausted discovery in partner spat ‘puzzling’, judge says
Business of Law 2023-06-29 10:47 pm By Gareth Baker

A judge has criticised HWL Ebsworth’s discovery efforts and ordered the law firm to try again in the firm’s dispute with a former partner claiming […]

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Firm with lowest contingency fee wins praise in Star class action beauty parade
Class Actions 2023-06-28 11:41 pm By Sam Matthews

As the knives come out in a contest between four law firms battling to run an $80 million class action against Star Entertainment, a court-appointed […]

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No win, no fee model bashed in four-way fight to run Star class action
Class Actions 2023-06-27 11:36 pm By Sam Matthews

Three firms fighting for carriage of a $80 million class action against Star Entertainment say a group costs order would guard against ‘costs blowouts’ in […]

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Viterra loses appeal of Cargill’s $300M win over Joe White sale
Corporate 2023-06-27 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a decade-old dispute, Viterra has lost an appeal of a judgment holding it liable to pay Cargill Australia $293 million for misrepresentations about the […]

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Crown backpays $1.2M to employees wrongly classified as award-free
Employment 2023-06-23 4:36 pm By Gareth Baker

Casino operator Crown Resorts has agreed to backpay employees more than $1.2 million, after the company notified the Fair Work Ombudsman that it had underpaid […]

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Ashurst recruits two partners from Gilbert + Tobin for M&A practice
Business of Law 2023-06-21 2:47 pm By Gareth Baker

Ashurst has poached two Gilbert + Tobin partners for its corporate team, as the firm expands its offering in the public and private M&A markets […]

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Associate Justice, silk appointed to Victorian Supreme Court
Courts 2023-06-19 5:08 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The Victorian government has elevated an Associate Justice who has overseen class actions and a senior counsel who assisted the Victorian royal commission into Crown […]

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Crown Melbourne fined $20M for tax failures
Gaming 2023-06-16 10:47 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Victoria’s gambling regulator has slapped Crown Melbourne with a $20 million penalty for failing to pay proper casino tax. The Victorian Gambling and Casino Control […]

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JWS nabs BHP vice president for Melbourne tax practice
Johnson Winter Slattery 2023-06-08 2:16 pm By Gareth Baker

Johnson Winter Slattery has appointed senior tax specialist Don Spirason, former Vice President of Tax at BHP, as a special counsel based in Melbourne. Spirason […]

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