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The family of an Australian national who was killed aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 is not eligible to participate in a recent class action settlement, a judge has ruled.
Credit Suisse unit can’t strike out pleadings in investors’ case over MINIs
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A Credit Suisse unit has lost a bid to strike out portions of a case launched by a group of investors over financial products known as MINI warrants, with a judge saying the claims were not untenable as argued.
Firm resolves costs dispute in Treasury Wine class action
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A firm owned by solicitor Mark Elliott has reached an agreement resolving a dispute with Treasury Wine Estates over the costs the firm should pay in a stayed class action against the winemaker.
Watchstone files counterclaim against Slater & Gordon UK, says firm’s agent had ‘back channel’ to PwC
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Insurance company Watchstone Group, which is facing a lawsuit by Slater & Gordon UK over a botched acquisition that brought the law firm to its knees, has secured approval to file a counterclaim alleging auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers engaged in “secret meetings” with the firm’s corporate finance adviser to gain leverage leading up to the deal.
Merck wins docs from Wyeth ahead of hearing on reopening Prevnar 13 trial
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Merck Sharp & Dohme has emerged victorious in a battle over documents with Wyeth, as the parties gear up for a hearing on Wyeth’s request to reopen a trial over three patents for its Prevnar 13 pneumococcal vaccine.
Lawyers breached duty to client with ‘sharply’ conflicting interests, appeals court rules
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A Sydney law firm has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in compensation and restitution for breach of its fiduciary duties, after a former client successfully appealed a conflict of interest case.
Lloyd’s says court has no power to let Pitcher Partners class actions eyeball insurance policies
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Two units of global insurer Lloyd’s have launched a constitutional challenge to a Federal Court order requiring accounting firm Pitcher Partners to hand over certain insurance documents in two shareholder class actions.
Top-tier firm must pay $500K to billionaire for negligence over ‘critical omission’
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A top-tier Australian law firm has been ordered to pay more than half a million dollars in damages for professional negligence, after its billionaire client alleged losses of almost $US37 million following a “critical omission” in legal advice.
Funder booted from Banksia class action settlement scheme after intimidation claims
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A judge has removed the funder and law firm leading the Banksia Securities class action from their roles supervising a proposed settlement distribution scheme after the funder was accused of intimidation, a lack of experience and charging excessive costs.
‘Serious cartel conduct’: ACCC hits BlueScope with price-fixing lawsuit
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has brought proceedings against publicly-traded BlueScope Steel and a former general manager for allegedly engaging in “serious cartel conduct” in relation to the supply of flat steel products in Australia.