Twenty-three barristers in NSW have joined the silk ranks, including a leading defamation lawyer who was on the Fairfax legal team that defeated accused war criminal Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation suit.
Looking to continue its hot streak of successful anti-greenwashing cases, the corporate regulator has taken Fiducian Investment Management to court over allegedly misleading representations about its ESG fund.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has accepted court-enforceable undertakings from Hall Chadwick NSW and three of its auditors after finding the firm’s systems failed to detect breaches of auditor rotation requirements.
Baker McKenzie has appointed a new special counsel to join the law firm’s private equity practice group in its Sydney office.
Superannuation fund Aware Super is teaming up with Goodman Group on a $2 billion platform that owns three logistics properties in Los Angeles.
Cryptocurrency exchanges will be required to hold an Australian Financial Services Licence under proposed legislation announced by assistant treasurer Dr Daniel Mulino.
Rebel Sport owner Super Retail Group has reached a settlement in a lawsuit by two former employees, just days after the retailer sacked its CEO.
Sports merchandise company Fanatics is going another round in its trade mark fight with AFL apparel maker FanFirm, urging the High Court to give guidance on the defence of honest concurrent use.
Australian Securities and Investments Commission chair Joe Longo will hang up his badge after his term as head of the corporate cop ends in eight months.
Lander & Rogers has hired a technology, data and intellectual property pro from Clayton Utz to join its team in Melbourne.