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Despite ‘serious misjudgments’ Levitt Robinson head dodges personal costs
The head of law firm Levitt Robinson has avoided being personally hit with costs in a franchisee's lawsuit against failed restaurant chain Fogo Brazilia, despite a judge finding he made "serious misjudgments" in his handling of the case.
Full Court may decide critical question in superannuation class actions
The lead applicant in a Maurice Blackburn-led class action against superannuation provider Colonial First State wants the Full Court to determine whether group members still have valid claims, after a judgment from the Victoria Supreme Court shut down a similar class action last year.
Westpac wants to block Forum Finance director from leaving Australia
With $254 million at stake, Westpac wants a court order blocking the business partner of Forum Group founder Bill Papas from leaving Australia, as Papas remains in Greece while fraud allegations swirl.
Silk Sue Chrysanthou says costs in dispute over Porter brief ‘substantial’
Noting that the legal costs of a dispute over whether she could represent federal minister Christian Porter in his defamation case were "substantial", Sue Chrysanthou SC has asked to see invoices before she agrees to a lump sum bill of $550,000.
Crown Melbourne unsuitable to hold casino licence, commissioner told
Crown Melbourne is not presently suitable to hold a casino licence in Victoria, counsel assisting the royal commission into the casino operator said Tuesday.
Thorn Group latest lender caught up in alleged Forum Finance fraud
Thorn Group is the latest lender ensnared in an alleged $400 million fraud by Forum Finance, with potential funds of up to $2.2 million tied up in the collapsed equipment leasing firm.
Bristol-Myers Squibb accused of misusing market power with cancer treatment program
Merck Sharp & Dohme has filed a lawsuit accusing rival drug company Bristol-Myers Squibb of misusing its market power by restricting access to a treatment program for stage IV melanoma patients.
Former NSW ministers Eddie Obeid, Ian Macdonald found guilty of conspiracy
A judge has found former NSW Labor Ministers Ian McDonald and Eddie Obeid, as well as Obeid's son Moses, guilty of conspiring to rig a tender process for a coal mining exploration licence on the Obeids' land in the Bylong Valley.
Judge questions ‘extraordinarily large’ legal fees in $30M Westpac class action settlement
A judge has questioned the legal disbursements sought to be approved in a $30 million class action settlement against Westpac over allegedly excessive life insurance premiums, particularly the "extraordinarily large" barrister fees charged in the case.
Lawyers for combustible cladding class action can search Fairview’s offices after discovery failure
Cladding manufacturer Fairview Architectural must allow the group members in a class action over allegedly combustible cladding products to search the company’s offices and access electronically stored information to carry out discovery, a judge has ruled.