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Rio Tinto claims cut from Deloitte age discrimination lawsuit
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu has succeeded in striking out claims that it made misrepresentations to Rio Tinto when it appointed a partner nearing the mandatory retirement age to a five-year project with the mining giant.
Judge nixes bid to boot unregistered group members from Sims class action
A bid by the applicant to restrict a securities class action against recycling company Sims Metal Management to shareholders who have registered to join the case has been shot down by a judge, who said the application was not in the interests of justice but "in the interests of injustice".
Fairfax looks to pare Elaine Stead’s defamation case mid-trial
Nine-owned Fairfax has denied that two Australian Financial Review articles implied that venture capitalist Dr Elaine Stead "deliberately" destroyed capital, as it seeks to significantly reduce the defamation case it faces.
AMP to tell advisers exiting BOLR program about class action
The parties in a class action against AMP over changes to its buyer of last resort policy have agreed to a communications protocol making settlement offers and for releases attached to BOLR payments that require exiting financial advisers to waive their claims in the litigation.
‘She’s got a claim’: Judge rejects PwC’s bid to shut down ex-director’s lawsuit
PricewaterhouseCoopers won't get a chance to seek summary dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former company director who claims her notice of termination through DocuSign was invalid and that she was denied entitlements, with a judge saying the former employee had a claim and that the parties needed to "just get on with it".
Elaine Stead says ‘terrible investor’ label worse than being called a fraud
Being called a fraud is not as bad as being labelled a "terrible investor", venture capitalist Dr Elaine Stead has said during trial in her high-profile defamation case against the Nine-owned Fairfax over two articles about her involvement in the failed investment company Blue Sky.
Pfizer can’t get discovery in anticipation of Sandoz’ Enbrel biosimilar, judge says
A judge hearing Pfizer's application for preliminary discovery against Sandoz over its possible launch of an Enbrel biosimilar has found that such an application must be based on a current belief that the applicant could be entitled to relief.
Djab Wurrung ‘directions’ trees at Victorian highway upgrade site win temporary protection
A judge has issued a temporary injunction stopping roadworks along the Buangor and Ararat stretch of the Western Highway improvement project in Victoria ahead of a trial over the cultural significance of the area for its traditional owners.
Banksia funder’s son says threat to scrap $64M class action settlement ‘didn’t feel right’
The son of Banksia Securities class action funder Mark Elliott questioned his father on whether it was "right" to rip up a $64 million settlement with the collapsed lender's trustee if the deal didn't guarantee him a $12.8 million commission, a court has heard.
Destroying notes was ‘standard practice’, Norton Rose partner tells court
An employment partner at Norton Rose Fulbright has defended his destruction of notes following an internal investigation into allegations of bullying at the law firm, telling a Federal Circuit Court judge that this was "standard practice".