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National Tiles boss Frank Walker can shield legal docs in fraud case by ousted director
Corporate 2023-07-31 11:41 pm By Christine Caulfield

A judge has sided with National Tiles founder Frank Walker over the privilege status of advice from his lawyers in a case by a former director alleging Walker falsified minutes of a crucial company board meeting, saying the evidence on its face did not suggest the minutes had been fabricated.

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Viterra goes to High Court in epic fight with Cargill over Joe White sale
High Court 2023-07-27 11:27 pm By Christine Caulfield

Glencore-owned Viterra has taken its 10-year fight with Cargill to the High Court after an appeals court upheld a judgment putting it on the hook for almost $300 million in damages for misleading representations in the sale of malt producer Joe White in 2013.

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Lighthouse largely fails to keep evidence under wraps in $328M dispute with East Timor
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-07-03 10:22 pm By Sam Matthews

Oil company Lighthouse Corporation has lost its bid to force East Timor to jump through hoops to access a suite of documents in a $328 million dispute over a failed fuel supply agreement, but has succeeded in keeping the documents out of public hands amid fears by its director for his safety.

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Viterra loses appeal of Cargill’s $300M win over Joe White sale
Corporate 2023-06-27 3:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In a decade-old dispute, Viterra has lost an appeal of a judgment holding it liable to pay Cargill Australia $293 million for misrepresentations about the performance of its malt producer Joe White, which it sold to Cargill for $420 million in 2013.

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Google says competition class action claims ‘make no sense’
Class Actions 2023-05-12 9:14 pm By Sam Matthews

Google has denied class action that it distorted competition in the app marketplace and left consumers paying higher prices, pointing out in its defence there are alternative app stores on its Android platform.

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In class action defence, Apple says App Store commissions the price to pay for innovation
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-05-05 3:16 pm By Sam Matthews

Apple has denied it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in operating its App Store in a class action brought over allegedly inflated commissions on certain apps and in-app purchases.

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App store class action funder can’t see evidence in Epic’s case against Apple
Competition & Consumer Protection 2023-04-06 1:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

The litigation funder bankrolling two competition class actions against Apple and Google has lost its bid to see evidence filed in a similar case by developer Epic Games, after concerns were raised about its potential use in overseas proceedings against Apple.

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Developers added to Apple, Google class actions despite conflict concerns
Class Actions 2023-03-23 4:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

App developers can be added as group members in class actions against Apple and Google alleging they engaged in anti-competitive conduct in operating their app stores, despite Apple’s concerns that the law firm running the case will owe conflicting duties. 

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7-Eleven loses appeal of $595,000 judgment for misleading franchisee
Franchises 2023-03-10 2:48 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Convenience store giant 7-Eleven has lost its appeal of a $595,000 judgment handed down after a court found a franchisee signed a franchise agreement and invested almost $796,000 into a Melbourne store under false pretences.

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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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