The publisher of the Australian Financial Review has settled a defamation lawsuit by iSignthis CEO John Karantzis over an article by Rear Window columnist Joe Aston that allegedly falsely linked him to a money laundering scheme.
Global legal giant Dentons has snagged a Herbert Smith Freehills competition partner with almost 30 years experience at the big six firm for its Sydney office.
Lawyerly’s Litigation Rising Stars 2021 series will profile the top barristers and solicitors under 40 whose successes in the area of high-stakes commercial litigation belie their age.
A judge has ordered the applicant in a shareholder class action against former Arrium directors and KPMG over allegedly misleading statements made ahead of Arrium’s $754 million capital raising in 2014 to explain how the amount by which the mining company’s assets were allegedly overvalued was calculated.
The law firm behind Australia’s first privacy class action is investigating a class action over the Service NSW data breach that exposed the personal and health information of over 100,000 people.
The Fair Work Commission has found a childcare worker’s dismissal from a Goodstart Early Learning centre for refusing to take a mandatory influenza vaccine was not harsh, unjust or unreasonable.
DLA Piper has snagged a leading technology partner from rival MinterEllison to join its intellectual property and technology practice.
Food giants Arnott’s and Campbells have hit back in an infringement case over their ‘Plantly’ trade mark, filing a cross-claim that seeks to cancel rival Goodman Fielder’s ‘Plantry’ mark.
Creditors of LGL Commodities might have a right of action against solicitors for the company’s liquidators for failing to comply with court orders and omitting evidence in a case against a former director, a judge has ruled.
Piper Alderman has settled a dispute with a former partner who claimed the law firm discriminated against her when she was ousted from the partnership.
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