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Appeals court tosses challenge to Allianz Stadium demolition
A Sydney community group has lost a last-minute challenge to the demolition of Allianz Stadium, with the Court of Appeal throwing the case out in a unanimous decision.
Commonwealth Bank wants to shut down one of two rival class actions
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched a bid to stay a shareholder class action brought by boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald after the firm retreated from a plan to consolidate its case with a competing class action run by rival Maurice Blackburn.
Clayton Utz hands over AMP docs to ASIC, ending legal stoush
Legal action brought by the corporate regulator over withheld documents at the centre of an investigation into AMP's fees for no service conduct has settled, with law firm Clayton Utz producing the evidence on Thursday.
Court lifts injunction, allows Allianz Stadium demolition to begin
The NSW Land and Environment Court has shot down attempts to further delay demolition work as part of the $729 million redevelopment of Sydney's Allianz Stadium.
WorleyParsons class action trial delayed in 11th hour judge swap
The trial in a much anticipated shareholder class action against engineering firm WorleyParsons scheduled to commence this week has hit a roadblock, with a last minute change in the judge that will hear the matter.
Boehringer hits Teva with counterpunch in inhaler patent battle
German pharmaceutical company Boehringer has struck back at a patent lawsuit brought by Teva, filing a cross-claim alleging Teva is threatening to infringe three of its patents related to its blockbuster inhaler Spiriva with the planned launch of a competing inhaler in Australia.
KPMG lures top-flight laterals for growing law team
KPMG has snagged heavy-hitters from Norton Rose Fulbright, Clayton Utz and Herbert Smith Freehills for its growing legal services team, adding strength to its financial services regulation, technology and telecom transactions, and government offerings.
TPG, Vodafone drag feet on ACCC’s information request
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has suspended its timeline for announcing whether it will bless the proposed $15 billion merger of telco giants TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia, saying the parties have still not complied with its requests for information.
Litigation funders slugged with cost of jurisdictional battle over AMP class actions
A state judge has ordered the litigation funders behind a group of federal class actions against AMP to pay the legal costs of their failed transfer applications, saying while he could not make the applicants pay, he could compel the funders to cough up the money.
Judge pauses Lendlease demolition of $729M Allianz Stadium
Construction giant Lendlease has been temporarily restrained from beginning major demolition work for the Allianz Stadium redevelopment in Sydney until a judge rules on two legal challenges to the $729 million project.