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‘Not a single note’: ACCC accused of avoiding disclosure in ANZ cartel case
The ACCC's investigatory techniques have come under fire during a hearing over an alleged criminal cartel agreement between ANZ and two investment banks, with a barrister for one of the banks suggesting investigators from the regulator deliberately did not take notes during hundreds of days of witness interviews to avoid disclosure.
JPMorgan disputed existence of cartel agreement with ANZ, court hears
Despite receiving immunity in a criminal cartel case against ANZ and two other investment banks, JPMorgan has disputed the existence of any cartel agreement since the early days of the ACCC's investigations, a court has heard.
‘Baptism of fire’ for Herbert Smith Freehills CEO Justin D’Agostino
Stepping into his role just as COVID-19 began its rapid spread across the globe, Herbert Smith Freehills' recently appointed CEO Justin D'Agostino faced what he called a "baptism of fire".
What barristers love and loathe about their instructing solicitors
When it comes to briefing barristers, solicitors lie on a spectrum of awesome to irksome. In a series of interviews with Lawyerly, some of Australia's top counsel reveal what they like and what they don't like about their instructing lawyers.
Hytera loses latest bid to vacate Motorola trial over worries about witnesses catching coronavirus
Hytera Communications has lost its latest attempt to adjourn an upcoming virtual trial in a copyright case brought by rival Motorola, despite concerns by the Chinese radio manufacturer that witnesses could be exposed to the coronavirus if forced to travel to give evidence.
Herbert Smith Freehills data causes controversy at class action inquiry
A hearing in the Federal Government's latest inquiry into class actions kicked off Monday with attacks on the credibility of one of the heads of Liberal think tank the Menzies Research Centre, who was excoriated by a Labor senator for providing "unsubstantiated" data from Herbert Smith Freehills that group members receive on average 39 per cent of class action proceeds.
Judge ‘regrettably’ postpones Boral class action beauty parade in light of High Court challenge
A judge has pushed off a heated contest between law firms vying to lead a shareholder class action against construction giant Boral for what could be a year as a landmark High Court challenge plays out.
Funder’s average rate of return a factor in approving class action commission, judge says
A litigation funder's average rate of return on its investment in shareholder class actions was one of a number of factors weighed by a judge in approving a 25 per cent funding cut from the $42 million settlement in a class action against dairy cooperative Murray Goulburn.
Judge grapples with ‘most complicated’ adjournment bid in Hytera, Motorola dispute
Hytera Communications argued it should be granted a late-stage bid to postpone its copyright trial with Motorola Solutions, in what a judge called "the most complicated adjournment application" he'd ever heard.
Judge says FWC can hear dispute over stood down Qantas, Jetstar engineers
The workplace umpire has jurisdiction to hear a case against Qantas and its budget subsidiary Jetstar brought by the union for licenced aircraft maintenance engineers stood down during the coronavirus pandemic, a judge has ruled in a blow to the airline.