Saying the appeals court committed “fundamental errors” in approaching their claim of loss, the applicants in failed cases against the Commonwealth Bank have appealed to the High Court, in a case that could clarity the elusive test for damages in shareholder class actions.
Super trustee Macquarie Investment Management has admitted it failed to act efficiently, honestly and fairly after thousands of members invested $321 million in a Keystone fund under investigation for misusing funds.
Hall & Wilcox has struck back at proceedings by the liquidators for collapsed construction group Hastie, saying they have failed to specify why its $18.6 million legal bill incurred in suing two dozen builders is unreasonable.
German car hire company SIXT has dropped its bid for an injunction barring Darwin International Airport from requiring it to vacate the premises it operates out of at the airport.
The ACCC has picked up its review into Acciona’s bid to acquire the $500 million East Rockingham waste-to-energy project in Western Australia, after hitting pause last month.
The Chief Justice of the Queensland Supreme Court has warned lawyers they could be referred to the legal watchdog or face a personal costs order if they file submissions that contain hallucinations produced by generative artificial intelligence.
Abbey Animal Health has managed only a “pyrrhic victory” in a patent case against rival Virbac over an antiparasitic drug, and must withdraw its Levamox Duo product from the market, a court has found.
Puma has lost its opposition to a trade mark application by Tiger Woods’ golf apparel and equipment brand Sun Day Red, failing to convince the Trade Marks Office that the company’s logo is deceptively similar to its iconic leaping cat mark.
The University of Wollongong has agreed to pay over $6.6 million to thousands of underpaid staff members as part of an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman.
Elanor Funds Management’s board on Friday unanimously recommended that securityholders reject the takeover offer and provided an expert independent report from Kroll Group that concluded the offer of $0.70 in cash per stapled security undervalued the fund.
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