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44-count indictment filed in ANZ criminal cartel case
Forty-four charges have been outlined in a long-awaited indictment in a criminal cartel case over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, including 29 charges against top executives from ANZ, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup.
Court shoots down Prime Trust liquidators’ bid for global proof of debt to compensate unitholders
The liquidators of retirement village group Australian Property Custodian Holdings, which went into administration in 2010 owing $948 million, have had their proposal to compensate unitholders under a global proof of debt rejected by a judge, who called the plan vague and "unsatisfactory".
Class actions can’t pursue insurance brokers to boost Quintis settlement, court hears
Two insurance brokers have dodged being dragged into class action proceedings against sandalwood producer Quintis to boost a settlement reached last year, as a fight over insurance owed to the company to cover the settlement continues.
Count Financial can’t join insurer to $15.3M lawsuit against ex-financial advisor
Count Financial has failed in its bid to put a former financial advisor's insurers on the hook for a $15.3 million lawsuit brought by his former clients, as the accounting services company seeks to claw back its losses allegedly resulting from the advisor's breaches of his duty of care and skill.
Ex-Johnson Winter & Slattery clients can’t subpeona Optus, Telstra for lawyer’s phone records
A judge has shot down an attempt by former Johnson Winter & Slattery clients to secure records of phone calls by their solicitor to corroborate claims the lawyer repeatedly advised them to ignore a settlement offer in a commercial case they later lost.
IVF Australia faces multimillion dollar lawsuit over inaccurate genetic test
Fertility clinic IVF Australia is facing a lawsuit worth "many millions of dollars" launched by the parents of a child born with Pallister-Kilian syndrome, alleging it did not carry out a vital pre-implantation diagnostic test that would have identified the disease.
Labor party slammed for ‘draconian’ laws in Victorian MP’s branch stacking case
A Victorian Labor MP accused of branch stacking has attacked the charges against her as invalid, telling the Victoria Supreme Court that they were brought under "shocking" and "draconian" party rules implemented in the wake of a controversial report on Nine's 60 Minutes.
Settlement attempts in GetSwift class action like flogging a dead horse, court hears
Further attempts to settle a securities class action against last mile logistics software firm GetSwift would be like flogging a dead horse, a judge has heard as the matter works its way towards a final hearing.
Law firm can’t delay appeal over unpaid bill because QC won’t fly without vaccine
Law firm Atanaskovic Hartnell has failed to postpone its appeal of a ruling over unpaid legal fees until after its senior counsel -- who is stuck in London -- can get a COVID-19 vaccine and return to Australia.
CBA cops to misleading customers on more than 12,000 occasions
Commonwealth Bank of Australia could be on the hook for a large penalty after the court found the bank engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct and violated its financial services obligations on more than 12,000 occasions by overcharging customers more than $2.2 million in interest.