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The top litigation law firms of 2022
Litigation Law Firms of the Year 2023-03-03 6:35 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Lawyerly’s Litigation Law Firms of 2022 racked up precedent-setting victories in a year that continued to see major developments in class action law.

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No penalty for IOOF unit RI Advice in ASIC’s novel cybersecurity case
Privacy & Cybersecurity 2022-05-05 12:24 pm By Christine Caulfield

IOOF financial advice unit RI Advice has escaped a penalty in a test case alleging cybersecurity failures, but the firm must engage an IT security company and pay the corporate regulator’s legal costs.

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Viterra hit with $124M in interest on top of $168.9M in damages owed to Cargill
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-02-28 5:54 pm By Sam Matthews

Grain producer Viterra has been ordered to pay Cargill Australia $124 million in pre-judgment interest on top of the $168.9 million it was ordered to pay after a judge found it misrepresented the performance capabilities of Joe White during the $420 million sale of the malt producer.

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Viterra to pay $168.9M for misleading Cargill during Joe White sale
Corporate 2022-02-17 2:05 pm By Cat Fredenburgh

Grain producer Viterra will be ordered to pay Cargill Australia $168.9 million after a judge found the Glencore-owned company  misrepresented the performance capabilities of malt producer Joe White when it sold the company for $420 million in 2013.

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Trial vacated in Monsanto class action over Roundup weed killer
Product Liability 2022-02-11 7:02 pm By Christine Caulfield

An upcoming three-month trial in a class action against agrochemical giant Monsanto has been vacated after the applicant’s key expert withdrew from the case.

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Court finds Viterra engaged in deceit during $420M Joe White sale
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-01-28 10:58 am By Cat Fredenburgh

Food giant Cargill Australia has won its lawsuit against Glencore-owned Viterra alleging it misrepresented the performance capabilities of malt producer Joe White when it sold the company for $420 million in 2013.

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COVID-19 lockdown challenge tossed by High Court
High Court 2020-11-06 11:39 pm By Christine Caulfield

The High Court has unanimously rejected a constitutional challenge against the Victorian government over its COVID-19 lockdown measures.

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Property group Cromwell loses discovery bid for case against hostile suitor ARA
Corporate 2020-10-21 11:44 am By Christine Caulfield

Real estate investment giant Cromwell Property Group will not get the court’s help in pursuing a case of “unlawful association” against its largest shareholder, Singapore-based ARA Group, which has made a $518 million hostile takeover bid, and the family of Chinese billionaire Gordon Tang.

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