Corrs Chambers Westgarth

The High Court has unanimously found the Federal Court has no power to allow solicitors to take a cut of a settlement or judgment in a shareholder class action against Blue Sky, saying it would be contrary to rules against contingency fees in NSW. 

A court has heard US drug maker Cosette may amend its case to accuse Adelaide's Mayne Pharma of continuous disclosure breaches in their battle over the termination of their $672 million merger.

A judge has allowed Charter Hall to respond to developer Pro-Invest’s expert evidence in a case claiming $100 million in damages for the lost opportunity to build a 26-storey hotel in the Sydney CBD. 

Global law firm Baker McKenzie has poached a Corrs Chambers Westgarth special counsel to join the firm’s Melbourne-based employment law practice.

A defects class action against Ford, which has been on foot since 2016, might end up at the High Court for a second time, a court has heard.

The judge who tossed a class action by Quintis' shareholders should have found a restatement of assets would have materially affected the sandalwood company's share price "as a matter of common sense", a court has been told.

The Full Court has rejected ASIC's appeal of a ruling that fintech Finder did not need a financial services licence to sell its defunct cryptocurrency product, saying the product did not involve a debt for money. 

The legal watchdog’s latest case against the owners of a Melbourne law firm -- part of countless "collateral" proceedings between the parties -- should be fixed for a final hearing ASAP, a judge has said.

A court has knocked back online merchandise importer New Aim’s trade secrets case against a former employee who gave the contact details of the company's suppliers, stored on his personal phone, to a competitor after jumping ship. 

The prospective developer of the Hyde Park Inn in Sydney has dropped its appeal of a decision which disallowed it from delaying a $95 million payment to the NSW Returned Service League.