A solicitor’s notes of a meeting with an expert do not fall under an exception to legal professional privilege, an appeals court has found.
The lead plaintiff in a class action by dealers over a decision to retire the Holden brand has settled its claim with General Motors, but is set to remain as the lead plaintiff in the case.
The judge overseeing the receivership of Melissa Caddick’s estate has pushed off a dispute about a collection of sneakers held by the deceased fraudster’s teenaged son, including one pair that could be worth up to $12,000.
Slater and Gordon has agreed to consolidate its data breach class action against Medibank with one brought by Baker McKenzie, after the judge overseeing the cases railed against competing class actions.
A judge overseeing a class action over the Optus data breach will order the Information Commissioner to appear in court to explain the “delay and uncertainty” surrounding a number of representative complaints before the OAIC which are hampering the court proceedings.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has told a trial judge that superannuation trustee Diversa can’t hide behind outsourcing arrangements to explain its alleged failures to oversee a now-banned financial adviser accused of luring vulnerable customers into signing up to Diversa accounts.
Global firm White & Case has recruited two senior lawyers from Clayton Utz to head up its newly established financial insolvency practice in Australia.
Piper Alderman has strengthened its real estate team, appointing a former Holding Redlich partner to its Brisbane office.
The NSW government has been hit with a class action by Sydney Trains operations staff alleging a “systemic pattern” of underpayment and overwork.
Wholesale retailer Costco has paid a penalty of $33,000 to the consumer watchdog after being caught out for labelling imported lobster as locally sourced.