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A newly appointed judge has disqualified himself from hearing a group of cases over Greensill’s $1.7 billion collapse, after he acted as counsel for insurer Marsh in a related dispute.
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A judge has warned the lawyers for the owners of the City Mutual Building in Sydney's CBD about failing to comply with court directions, saying their "inexcusable" delay in providing evidence could not be forgiven just because it was a compulsory acquisition matter.
US drug maker Allergan may defend a class action over recalled textured breast implants by arguing its knowledge of the alleged defects was limited by the state of scientific knowledge at the time the products were made.
Payments processing company EML has won more time to respond to a new pleading in a shareholder class action over its alleged failure to disclose Ireland central bank’s concerns with its anti-money laundering compliance.
Construction PRO
Civil construction company Hynash has lost an appeal bid after a judgment put it on the hook for the full sum of a payment claim lodged by a subcontractor following the termination of a contract linked to a Bathurst, NSW project.
Australia’s largest brick manufacturer Brickworks has dropped a central claim in its competition lawsuit against a rival founded by billionaire Len Buckeridge.
Wine producer Accolade has won a dispute with Pernod Ricard over interim arrangements to distribute wine after it bought the French winemaker’s Australian and New Zealand businesses.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has sued the CFMEU and its former Victorian secretary John Setka for allegedly trying to coerce the AFL into sacking its head of umpires for bringing over 50 court cases against the union.
A bid by Banksia Securities' special purpose receiver to thwart planned proceedings by a group of debenture holders against lawyers for the class action funder has failed.