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The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won leave to appeal to the High Court a ruling that threw out its case against former directors of collapsed retirement village owner Prime Trust.
Viterra loses third bid for Cargill talks with Allens over Joe White sale
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Viterra has failed in its third bid to access communications between Cargill Australia and its lawyers related to Cargill’s $420 million purchase of malt producer Joe White Maltings from Viterra in 2013.
Dorevitch Pathology settles union’s Fair Work case over lockout
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The union representing Dorevitch Pathology workers has settled a Fair Work case against the lab giant over a lockout notice the company sent to staff ahead of last year’s planned strike over pay.
Slater & Gordon vies for AMP shareholders with ‘best deal’ yet
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Not to be outdone by other class action firms vying to recruit AMP shareholders for a $2 billion class action, Slater & Gordon announced Friday it would offer investors “the most competitive funding package of all”.
BHP faces possible Australian class action over Brazil mine disaster
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Boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald is investigating a potential shareholder class action against BHP Billiton over the fatal Samarco disaster in Brazil, which saw the market value of the mining giant plummet by $25 billion.
Shine joins AMP class action frenzy
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Beleaguered financial institution AMP is facing yet another shareholder class action with Shine Lawyers joining three other law firms in what is shaping up to be a beauty pageant of class actions.
DLA Piper’s patent advice to Neurim not privileged, court hears
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Two generic drug makers are fighting for access to confidential documents related to amendments by Neurim Pharmaceutical of patents covering its sleep drug Circadin, telling the Federal Court on Thursday privilege had been waived after a phone conversation between the company’s founder and her lawyers from DLA Piper.
Unique slams ACCC’s ‘paucity’ of evidence in appeal hearing
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The ACCC won its case against Sydney-based Unique International College on a “paucity of material”, the Full Federal Court has heard in an appeal of a ruling that found the vocational trainer exploited disadvantaged people and violated the Australian Consumer Law.
ASIC vows to use ‘every inch’ of power to go after corporate violators
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ASIC’s newly installed chief on Thursday slammed banks and other financial firms for their “trust deficit” and vowed to deploy “every inch of our powers and tools” to go after violators.
ACCC flags concerns over Transurban bid for WestConnex
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has raised concerns that the proposed $2 billion acquisition of Sydney toll road WestConnex by toll road operator Transurban may stymie competition for toll road projects in Australia.