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A judge has ordered Pacific National to hand over safety management system documents in a privilege fight over a deadly 2019 train crash, observing large organisations often bring on lawyers for a privilege “shield”.
EY settlement in class action over Slater & Gordon audits approved
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A judge has blessed Ernst & Young’s settlement with shareholders in a class action alleging the firm, along with Pitcher Partners, approved an overly rosy year-end financial report related to Slater & Gordon’s disastrous $1.2 billion acquisition of UK business Quindell.
Indonesian farmers fight PTTEP’s bid to shut out 15,000 damages claims in class action
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Oil exploration company PTTEP has argued 15,000 Indonesian seaweed farmers who brought a class action alleging their crops were damaged after an oil spill in the Timor Sea will need to individually persuade the court to allow their claims out of time.
Silk warned by judge not to get ‘carried away’ in defamation case by bank boss Peter Schiff
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A judge has cautioned senior barrister Sue Chrysanthou over her colourful description of a 60 Minutes episode at the heart of Euro Pacific Bank boss Peter Schiff’s defamation case against Nine, urging the silk to “be careful”.
Mercedes-Benz can’t access chats with Labor senator in $650M dealer suit
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Mercedes can’t access communications between Australia’s peak body for car dealers and a Labor senator to use in its defence of a $650 million lawsuit over its decision to move to a fixed-price agency model.
Samsung Bioepis sues Fresenius Kabi over patent for generic Humira
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Samsung Bioepis Australia has sued fellow biotechnology company Fresenius Kabi over a biosimilar of top selling immunosuppressant drug Humira, saying the invention ‘does not achieve the promise’ of a better formulation using fewer ingredients.
Judge accepts Linchpin directors’ penalty privilege claims in class action
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A judge has allowed four ex-Linchpin directors facing possible fines by ASIC to put off filing evidence or amended defences in an investor class action after they claimed it would put them at risk of penalty in the corporate regulator’s proceedings.
Dye & Durham offers to shed Aussie business in $2.9B bid for Link Group
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Canada-based software company Dye & Durham has offered to divest its Australian business to win the ACCC’s blessing for its proposed $2.9 billion acquisition of technology services provider Link Group.
Johnson Winter & Slattery opens Canberra office with partners from MinterEllison
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Law firm Johnson Winter & Slattery is expanding its footprint with the opening of a Canberra office spearheaded by two new partners lured from MinterEllison and leading M&A partner Marcus Clark.
Citing ‘leisurewear effect’, judge says Brambles class action witness should testify in person
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A judge has rejected a bid by chain logistics company Brambles to allow two of its US-based witnesses to appear remotely at an upcoming trial in a shareholder class action, saying the executives should make the trip or give no evidence.