The High Court of Australia has rejected an appeal of a ruling that found a funeral insurer was liable for the use of a rival’s confidential information by employees and instead granted a cross-appeal that more than doubled the rival’s award of profits.
The law firm leading a shareholder class action against Crown Resorts wants evidence from employees whose arrest in China during a 2016 government crackdown on gambling sent the company’s stock price tumbling.
The High Court has granted an appeal to a Norton Rose Fulbright-represented man who claimed more than 900g of marijuana found at his house was for personal use, repealing his conviction for drug possession after new evidence emerged that may have changed the course of his trial in 2013.
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan will call in US experts to back up its proposed “step up” funding model as five law firms begin a high stakes battle to lead a shareholder class action against AMP.
Australian petrol retailer United Petroleum has lost a bid to disqualify a judge from a final hearing on costs in its unsuccessful battle against law firm Herbert Smith Freehills over a failed initial public offering.
QBE Insurance (Australia) has been ordered to pay over $2.6 million in compensation to cover losses after a series of mishaps led to the collapse of steel product manufacturer Independent Tube Mills in 2014.
A US sports news website founded by former Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter featuring content by athletes has filed a lawsuit alleging an Australian sports site has violated its IP.
Viterra has been hit with costs for persisting with a special leave application to the High Court seeking to compel Cargill to turn over emails exchanged with its lawyers at Allens during the sale of its Joe White Maltings business, even after Cargill agreed to waive privilege and produced the documents.
The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group told the court on Tuesday that it urgently needs a statement of facts, during the first hearing in the highly anticipated criminal cartel case against three investment banks.
The lawyers leading a class action seeking damages from electrical distributor Endeavour Energy over the 2013 Mt Victoria bushfires have made a bid to amend the pleadings as the six-week kicked off Monday in the NSW Supreme Court.