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Ashurst has bolstered the ranks of its financial regulation team with the appointment of long-serving Clayton Utz partner Narelle Smythe, who joins the firm’s team in Sydney.
The top litigation law firms of 2021
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Lawyerly’s Litigation Law Firms of 2021 stood out from the pack last year in another challenging year of online hearings and lockdowns by delivering significant wins for clients in high-stakes lawsuits, and the firm’s leaders are preparing for another big year, with class actions, disputes over climate change and cybersecurity, and more lawsuits against banks predicted in 2022.
‘Black hole’ Cargill, Viterra case from which 4 judges rose nears end, maybe
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Judgment day has arrived in a legal battle over the $420 million sale of the Joe White malt business so epic four silks on the case were elevated to judgeships during its long run, but losing party Viterra has not ruled out an appeal.
Court finds Viterra engaged in deceit during $420M Joe White sale
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Food giant Cargill Australia has won its lawsuit against Glencore-owned Viterra alleging it misrepresented the performance capabilities of malt producer Joe White when it sold the company for $420 million in 2013.
Liberal MP Andrew Laming looks to strike out Nine’s ‘desperate’ defamation defence
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Liberal MP Andrew Laming has slammed the Nine Network for attempting to “bully and harass” him with its contextual truth defence to his lawsuit over an allegedly defamatory news segment that accused the Queensland politician of taking a lewd photograph.
DLA Piper appoints acclaimed real estate partner from Moray & Agnew
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Law firm DLA Piper has picked up a pre-eminent property partner from Moray & Agnew, who advised on the $175 million joint venture between GPT and QuadReal Property Ground to acquire logistics developments on Australia’s eastern seaboard. On Monday, Sallie Bowtell…
Judge sours on remote trials, bemoans ‘leisure wear effect’
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A judge who has been an enthusiastic lab rat in the virtual hearing experiment forced on the country’s courts by the COVID-19 pandemic has expressed doubts that he is accurately reading witnessses giving remote evidence.
Cotton On, Lovisa face potential class actions, accused of underpaying staff
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Clothing chain Cotton On Group and jeweller Lovisa are the latest targets of potential underpayments class actions for allegedly failing to pay employees for extra hours worked.
Shell wins more in ATO appeal over $2.3B gas exploration deduction
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An appeals court has unanimously rejected the Commissioner of Taxation’s latest bid to block Shell’s $2.3 billion tax deduction for the cost of exploration activities conducted as part of the Browse LNG project off the coast of Western Australia.
Nut having it: M&M maker Mars taken to court in trade mark stoush
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The world’s largest macadamia grower has launched an appeal of an IP Australia decision that found its logo mark was deceptively similar to US confectionary giant Mars’ trade marks for its flagship candy M&Ms.