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Herberts Smith Freehills has bolstered its real estate group, snagging a Corrs Chambers Westgarth partner with expertise in complex real estate transactions.
Firm, funder set to take half of AIG settlement in Linchpin class action
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Details of a settlement with AIG in a class action by investors in failed Linchpin reveal the insurer has paid out all of a $10 million policy and will hand over another $2.15 million in interest and costs.
ACCC enforcement head Liza Carver leaves competition cop, to return to HSF
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ACCC commissioner Liza Carver is leaving the regulator just three years into a five-year tenure, at a time of a noticeable drop in enforcement by the competition cop under Gina Cass-Gottlieb.
Qube wins clearance from competition cop to buy MIRRAT with conditions
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Port logistics giant Qube has won the ACCC’s blessing to buy port operations provider MIRRAT under the condition that it agree to not discriminate against downstream competitors at the Port of Melbourne.
High Court won’t take up Gunns creditor’s fight with liquidators
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The High Court won’t hear an appeal by a creditor of collapsed forestry giant Gunns Plantations seeking to toss winding up proceedings brought after it failed to pay back $1.2 million in unfair preferences.
Salter Brothers, XL Insurance resolve fight over coverage for clients’ lawsuit
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Real estate investment manager Salter Brothers has resolved a spat with XL Insurance over more than $6 million in costs incurred in successfully defending itself in lawsuits by three clients.
Funder’s CEO told female director to ‘make way for thrusting young bucks’, suit says
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The CEO of litigation funder Woodsford told a female director to swallow her “pride and ego” and make way for a younger, male collague, a new lawsuit claims.
Westpac looks to shield Allens chronologies in AUSTRAC class action
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Westpac is arguing timelines prepared by law firm Allens are privileged and should not be handed over in a shareholder class action over its alleged lax compliance with anti-money laundering laws.
Hyundai, Kia class action firm can’t escape costs of withdrawn appeals
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Applicants in class actions against Hyundai and Kia over alleged defective braking will pay the car manufacturers’ costs incurred for abandoned appeals, despite arguing the appeals were overtaken by subsequent events.
Tabcorp’s former CEO sues betting giant, directors
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Tabcorp’s ex-boss, who was found to have been forced out over alleged offensive language, says his coerced resignation was inconsistent with a boardroom history of condoning off-colour remarks.