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As states across Australia grapple with lockdowns and rising COVID-19 cases, lawyers practising in a range of areas, from employment to insurance, are bracing for a fresh wave of pandemic-related litigation before the year is out.
A settlement has been reached in a Murray Darling wine making family's lawsuit accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers of providing bad unsolicited tax advice that caused them more than $200,000 in losses.
ASIC has agreed to provide Westpac with the transcript of a compulsory examination of one of its traders in court proceedings accusing the bank of insider trading in relation to the $16 billion privatisation of electricity provider Ausgrid.
A subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Adani Group has successfully overturned a $106 million judgment against it over access charges for its Abbot Point coal terminal.
AMP has hit back at fees for no service court proceedings brought by ASIC, arguing it was legally entitled to charge customers premiums and advice fees for life insurance after they died.
The judge overseeing ASIC’s first COVID-19-related case has criticised personal lender ClearLoans’ delay in responding to the case, saying a change in the company's legal representation was not an excuse for defaulting on court orders.
Tens of thousands of hospital patients were put at risk when Medtronic unlawfully supplied a bone grafting kit to hospitals that was not registered on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods, according to new regulatory proceedings.
Consulting giant EY wants a court to dismiss a case brought by a joint venture alleging negligence in due diligence reports of Coca-Cola Amatil's $40 million sale of fruit processing business SPC.
A judge has dismissed an application by YouTube comedian Jordan Shanks for a jury trial in a defamation case brought by NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro, citing the complexity of the case and the uncertainties of COVID-19.
Chanel 9 sports reporter Erin Molan told a judge the ever-changing goal posts of political correctness made it hard to know whether racially-charged jokes were acceptable radio fodder, but denied ever making racist jokes on air.