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Law firm Thomson Geer is facing a negligence lawsuit by a commercial property investment firm over advice it gave in relation to a $120 million Melbourne car park acquisition.
Ben Roberts-Smith loses bid for journalists’ sources in defamation case
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War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been denied access to evidence revealing the identity of confidential sources that leaked information concerning alleged war crimes in Afghanistan that were detailed in news articles at the centre of a defamation lawsuit.
Corrs partner on the hook for security in DNA patent appeal
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A partner at Corrs Chambers Westgarth who successfully opposed a genome editing patent by ToolGen, and a corporate predecessor of law firm Ashurst, have been ordered to pay $375,000 in security in an appeal launched by the South Korean biotech firm.
Westpac may get pulled into sports betting class action following AUSTRAC scandal
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A Sydney solicitor who was found liable for investor losses in a sports betting scheme masterminded by convicted conman Peter Foster may seek to shift the blame onto Westpac for the bank’s alleged failure to flag funds shifted offshore from the scheme.
Vocus settles shareholder class action for $35M
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Vocus Group has agreed to settle a shareholder class action over a 2017 profit downgrade, with its insurers footing most of the bill to resolve the proceedings.
Ashurst partner’s appeal flops in Point Piper property spat with ex-judge
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An Ashurst partner that argued a judge was “confused” when he decided to appoint liquidators to his luxury Point Piper home in a dispute with an ex-judge neighbour has lost his challenge to the ruling.
‘Good practical sense’: Judge OKs taxi driver class action against Uber
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Uber has failed to put the brakes on a massive class action alleging the ride-sharing giant engaged in a conspiracy to steal business from taxi and limousine drivers across four states.
Dover can seek access to ASIC files in bid to prove ‘Orwellian’ client protection policy harmed no one
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Defunct Dover Financial, which faces a penalty hearing next year after it was found to have misled customers with an inaptly titled ‘client protection policy’, can bring an application for evidence from the corporate regulator that the policy did not harm anyone.
Dam operators haven’t ruled out appeal in Queensland floods class action
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Dam operators Seqwater and Sunwater have not ruled out appealing a judgment that found they, along with the state of Queensland, were negligent in the 2011 floods in the Southeast region of the state that left over 2,000 homes destroyed.
ASIC takes Volkswagen to court for alleged car loan breaches
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Not bowed by its defeat against Westpac in a case over alleged responsible lending breaches, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has brought action against Volkswagen alleging similar violations of the credit laws in relation to almost 50,000 car loans over three years.