Barristers

Insurer Marsh has fired off a cross-claim against Swiss bank UBS in several cases brought over Greensill’s $1.7 billion collapse. 

ASIC has asked a court to hit Westpac with a $30 million penalty for IT failures which caused  financial hardship applications to be ignored, conduct a judge has described as "shocking" and "truly scandalous".

Developer Thousand Hills Property has won an appeal in its fight with LBA Capital over a scuttled property deal for NDIS housing, with an appeals court accepting that LBA repudiated the deal in an email sent by its former director.

X Corp has brought proceedings against the eSafety commissioner arguing it is not covered under a new online safety standard, which allows the regulator to issue fines without a notice.

A Federal Court judge has criticised HSBC for failing to comply with court orders in the corporate cop's case alleging the bank failed to protect customers from scams. 

A court has extended freezing orders over the assets of two men suspected of connections to two Keystone funds, which ASIC has expressed "grave concerns" about.

Moderna has failed in its bid to secure an mRNA vaccine patent, but an IP Australia delegate gave the US biotech another shot at its application. 

A judge has approved Maurice Blackburn’s 30 per cent group cost order in a class action against JB Hi-Fi over worthless warranties, noting the 'high end' rate would be reviewed at a later stage.

The lead applicant in a failed class action against NULIS Nominees has argued that any costs orders should be stayed until after its appeal, while the ex-NAB super trustee claims it should have $8 million in costs paid now. 

Financial services firm Monarch Advisory Group has won over $270,000 in damages after two employees who started a new business were found to have breached restraint clauses in their contracts.