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An in-house lawyer is barred from representing his employer in proceedings against a law firm after a judge found it breached rules in Western Australia that require corporate litigants to be represented by solicitors.
Silk’s case against Telstra over loss of chambers’ phone numbers discontinued
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A senior barrister’s case alleging Telstra falsely promised he could keep his chambers’ phone numbers when switching to the NBN has been discontinued.
SkyCity sets aside $45M for AUSTRAC case
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SkyCity has set aside $45 million for its legal costs and a possible penalty in AUSTRAC proceedings alleging it allowed $4 billion in suspicious transactions at its casino.
Junior doctors win first underpayments class action
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Junior doctors have notched an important victory in a class action alleging Peninsula Health failed to pay overtime hours, with a judge finding the healthcare provider liable to pay for overtime that was not expressly authorised.
In ‘significant’ ruling, CuDeco class action wins access to full KPMG audit report
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A judge has ordered KPMG to turn over its complete audit files for CuDeco in a shareholder class action against the defunct mining company’s former company directors and the accounting firm over allegedly misleading statements about the value of ore reserves at CuDeco’s Rocklands mines in Queensland.
Ousted partner claims he was defamed by PwC amid tax leaks crisis
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A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner may launch defamation proceedings against the professional services firm over two press releases which he says falsely linked him to a tax leaks scandal in an attempt to “offer scapegoats” to the public.
PwC partner wins lawsuit over forced departure
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A PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has won his lawsuit against the professional services firm over his forced dismissal, with a judge finding the decision breached a partnership agreement and that the firm had acknowledged the partner did not misuse confidential ATO information.
Super fund suing Slater & Gordon looks to join Allegro Funds
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A self-managed superannuation that has taken Slater & Gordon to court over the acquisition of its shares in the firm by Allegro Funds is seeking to join the private equity firm to the proceeding.
Seven refused extension for handing over emails with Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers
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Kerry Stokes and Seven Network have lost their bid for an extension to produce 8,600 emails exchanged between the media company and Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyers in Fairfax’s bid for costs in defending the defamation case over alleged war crimes
ASIC targets Active Super over coal, tobacco holdings
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Active Super has become the latest target of greenwashing claims by ASIC, with the corporate regulator alleging it misled the market about its responsible investment credentials, including by investing in coal mining, gambling, tobacco and Russian companies.