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Judge won’t stay reference in ‘monumental’ Santos, Fluor litigation
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-04-19 10:48 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge won’t stay a reference process which US company Fluor claims is infected with bias, in a “monumental” dispute with energy giant Santos that has already generated a $57.5 million legal bill for the engineering firm.

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As trial in family feud nears, Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting rebuked for contributing to delay
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-04-13 11:06 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A judge has granted a discovery bid by two of Gina Rinehart’s children as a long-running fight over ownership of a valuable mining tenement nears trial, and has rejected her company’s argument that they were solely responsible for dragging out a dispute over documents.

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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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Purdue unit targets AUPharma over Targin
Intellectual Property 2023-03-29 4:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A unit of Purdue Pharma has fired off a cross-claim in Australian drug maker AUPharma’s lawsuit alleging the US drug giant was wrongly granted patent extensions for oxycodone products marketed as Targin.

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Hancock Prospecting must hand over docs to Rinehart children
Energy & Natural Resources 2023-03-28 2:25 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting has lost its bid to avoid producing documents to Bianca Rinehart and John Hancock after a judge rejected arguments the Rinehart children were abusing the court’s processes in a long-running dispute over ownership of a valuable mining tenement.

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Johnson Winter Slattery poaches real estate ace from Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Real Estate 2023-03-27 10:03 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Johnson Winter Slattery has lured a long time Corrs Chambers Westgarth lawyer to join its real estate team in Melbourne as a special counsel.

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Linchpin class action settles with directors, continues against AIG
Class Actions 2023-03-24 10:19 pm By Cindy Cameronne

An investor class action has reached a settlement with four former directors of defunct Linchpin Capital, leaving only allegations against AIG Insurance, which is allegedly seeking to withdraw an admission that directors were insured under a D&O policy. 

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Court to hear bid to join insurers to class action against Blue Sky, EY
Class Actions 2023-03-24 10:27 pm By Sam Matthews

The insurers of Blue Sky Alternative Investments are fighting a bid to be joined to a consolidated investor class action against the company and its auditor, EY.

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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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Acciona says no unfettered access to $511M waste-to-energy plant
Construction 2023-03-15 10:43 pm By Sam Matthews

Acciona has hit back at a suit brought by the entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant south of Perth alleging it was unlawfully shut out of the project site, with the Spanish infrastructure giant saying the entity had no “unlimited right of access.”

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