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Veteran corporate lawyer Jim Peterson has left Baker McKenzie to join the Clayton Utz team as a legal consultant in Brisbane.
PwC to pay $8.25M to settle class action over bond prospectus
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PricewaterhouseCoopers has agreed to pay $8.25 million to settle a class action on behalf of Axsesstoday bondholders over an allegedly misleading bond prospectus, bringing the settlement total to $9.5 million after a group of insurers agreed to pay $1 million to settle the class action’s claims.
ASIC a ‘toothless tiger’ that should be broken up, report recommends
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A Senate committee has release a damning report blasting the Australian Securities and Investments Commission as a failed regulator that should be broken up.
Nine fights Westpac’s bid to block media from reporting on ex-head of strategy’s case
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The Federal Court must guard against “exceptions by accretion” when weighing Westpac’s application to prevent the public from accessing documents filed in a lawsuit by the bank’s former head of strategy, which has resolved in a confidential settlement, a judge heard Wednesday.
EDO makes changes to board amid scrutiny of litigation over Barossa pipeline
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The Environmental Defenders Office has replaced its chair and appointed a former judge to its board as it undergoes a review of its processes in the wake of an unsuccessful case against Santos over the oil and gas company’s $5.6 billion Barossa pipeline.
Struggling online retailer Booktopia appoints administrators
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Embattled online bookseller Booktopia and a number of subsidiaries have entered voluntary administration, appointing three partners from McGrathNicol to oversee a possible sale of the business.
Origin Energy fires off cross-claim in trade mark fight
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Energy retailer Origin Energy has hit back at a trade mark infringement suit filed by internet provider Origin Net, arguing that its mark should be revoked and accusing Origin Net of misleading and deceptive conduct.
K&L Gates picks up three partners across corporate, IP, real estate teams
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K&L Gates has lured three partners from rival firms to bolster its corporate, IP and real estate offerings across the country, including a former principal of Davies Collison Cave.
Judge makes complaint to legal watchdog against NSW top prosecutor
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A judge of the District Court in NSW has lodged a formal complaint against the state’s Director of Public Prosecutions after the DPP griped to the court’s top judge about her conduct while presiding over three criminal cases.
‘Contrary to commercial reality’: Google takes aim at Epic Games’ competition case
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Google has slammed Fortnite game maker Epic Games’ landmark competition case against it as “contrary to commercial reality”, saying its competition with rival tech giant Apple means it is no monopolist.