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Law firm, barrister face negligence trial over client’s loss in $24.5M property spat
A Melbourne law firm and barrister will soon face trial over allegations of breach of fiduciary duty brought by a former client who lost a lawsuit over a $24.5 million property joint venture.
Millionaire couple sues developer over artistic rendering of $10M dream home
The wealthy owners of a Melbourne shoe manufacturer are taking a unit of property developer JD Group to trial this week, alleging "artist impressions" of a nearly $10 million off-the-plan high rise inner city apartment were misleading and deceptive.
JPMorgan seeks to shield interview docs in ANZ cartel case
While a Federal Court judge recently promised to advance a long-running criminal cartel case against several investment banks and individuals over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement, a separate judge will soon hear a privilege dispute over documents from whistleblower JPMorgan that promises to further delay the case.
Elaine Stead awarded $280,000 for AFR’s ‘targeted campaign of offensive mockery’
Venture capitalist Dr Elaine Stead has been awarded $280,000 in her defamation case against the Nine-owned Australian Financial Review after the Federal Court found she suffered hurt and damage to her reputation through a "targeted campaign of offensive mockery" about her role in collapsed investment firm Blue Sky Alternative Investments.
Merck Sharp & Dohme lodges cross appeal in Prevnar 13 vaccine patent spat
Drug giant Merck Sharp & Dohme has brought a cross appeal in its long-running intellectual property dispute with Pfizer's Wyeth over the top selling Prevnar 13 pneumococcal vaccine.
Shareholder secures access to books for possible class action against Orinoco Gold
Collapsed gold producer Orinoco Gold could face a class action after a shareholder won access to a raft of company documents to investigate the prospect of a group proceeding to recover losses.
Cabcharge provider sues Melbourne, Sydney cabbies over trade mark
The company behind the popular taxi payment system Cabcharge has filed a lawsuit against 11 small taxi businesses accusing them of infringing its trade marks and causing injury to its commercial reputation.
Former One Nation staffer alleges ex-senator Brian Burston sexually harassed, ‘gaslighted’ her for years
A former One Nation staffer who accused former senator Brian Burston of harassment has told a court that Burston tried to get her to breach a settlement agreement reached after she brought an unfair dismissal claim by leaking details to the media.
$25M settlement reached in Dick Smith class actions
A $25 million settlement has been reached in three long-running shareholder class actions over the collapse of electronics retailer Dick Smith, under which the funders that backed the litigation will not recover their costs and shareholders recoveries will be small.
Fonterra warned farmers of ‘extreme’ global dairy price volatility, class action defence says
Fonterra has hit back at claims in a class action that the dairy giant misled farmers and breached its supply agreements when it slashed milk prices and sought a clawback in 2016, saying it warned farmers of the "extreme" volatility in the market.