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Hall & Wilcox has expanded its corporate insurance, commercial and regulatory offering with the appointment of new partner Philip Hopley, formerly of Herbert Smith Freehills.
Next wave of COVID-19 litigation expected ‘sooner rather than later’
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As states across Australia grapple with lockdowns and rising COVID-19 cases, lawyers practising in a range of areas, from employment to insurance, are bracing for a fresh wave of pandemic-related litigation before the year is out.
CBA faces climate change action over oil and gas project finance
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The Commonwealth Bank of Australia faces shareholder action seeking records on its financing of gas and fossil fuel projects to ensure compliance with the bank’s environmental framework, the latest in the next frontier of litigation demanding climate change accountability.
Court throws out $106M judgment against Adani over Abbot Point fees
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A subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Adani Group has successfully overturned a $106 million judgment against it over access charges for its Abbot Point coal terminal.
Ex-Deutsche Bank exec looks to knock out cartel charges
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A former Deutsche Bank executive named in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement says the charges against him are defective and should be quashed.
AMP denies it broke the law by charging dead people for life insurance
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AMP has hit back at fees for no service court proceedings brought by ASIC, arguing it was legally entitled to charge customers premiums and advice fees for life insurance after they died.
PwC settles Zilzie Wines lawsuit over unsolicited R&D tax advice
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A settlement has been reached in a Murray Darling wine making family’s lawsuit accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers of providing bad unsolicited tax advice that caused them more than $200,000 in losses.
Judge in ASIC’s first COVID-19 case says legal team swap no excuse for defaulting on orders
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The judge overseeing ASIC’s first COVID-19-related case has criticised personal lender ClearLoans’ delay in responding to the case, saying a change in the company’s legal representation was not an excuse for defaulting on court orders.
ASIC to hand over examination transcript in Westpac insider trading case
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ASIC has agreed to provide Westpac with the transcript of a compulsory examination of one of its traders in court proceedings accusing the bank of insider trading in relation to the $16 billion privatisation of electricity provider Ausgrid.
Medtronic sold bone graft kits without regulatory ok, court action alleges
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Tens of thousands of hospital patients were put at risk when Medtronic unlawfully supplied a bone grafting kit to hospitals that was not registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, according to new regulatory proceedings.