Managing partner of HWL Ebsworth Juan Martinez has lost his bid for an order for costs against a former capital partner in a $4.4 million suit after the partner unsuccessfully sought to have the law firm boss named as representative defendant.
A judge has hit brothers Adam and Charif Kazal with $1.45 million in damages in a defamation lawsuit brought by their former business partner Rodric David and his company, finding the Kazals vilified and denigrated David as part of a ‘vendetta’.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia wants more details about the Finance Sector Union’s allegations that it failed to provide thousands of employees with paid rest breaks for at least six years.
White & Case has recruited a 15-year veteran of Norton Rose’s project development team for its Sydney office.
BHP Group has been granted special leave from the High Court to appeal a ruling that rejected its bid to exclude foreign investors from a shareholder class action over the 2015 Fundao dam disaster.
The funder that was bankrolling a class action alleging pharmacy giant Priceline exercised an “overly prescriptive level of control” on franchisees which limited their profitability has withdrawn its support for the proceeding.
A new funder is backing a shareholder class action that will be brought against Australian regenerative medicine company Mesoblast over disclosures related to its Remestemcel-L treatment for COVID-19 complications.
The law firm behind a consumer class action against Suncorp subsidiary AAI over add-on car insurance says notices to group members should not be sent until the case is ready for trial and the “information asymmetry” is corrected.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has lost an interim injunction bid against the director of investment firm Mayfair 101 in its case seeking a contempt finding, despite arguing there was a substantial risk of harm to consumers.
Franchisees of the Hog’s Breath Cafe restaurant chain are challenging a ruling that they hand over $1.23 million in security for the defence costs of the franchisor in their class action.
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