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A ruling is expected Thursday in an appeal by the partnership of Deloitte over the production of audit files that were apparently stolen from the accounting giant's litigation room, a high-stakes decision that will clarify the limits of a partnership's right to claim privilege against self-incrimination.
Ernst & Young, which is facing a lawsuit brought by the receiver of a fund overseen by failed financial services firm LM Investment Management, has lost its bid to file a claim for damages against LMIM, with a judge saying the auditor's case was "flawed" and "counterintuitive".
Former Dick Smith executives Nick Abboud and Michael Potts have pointed the finger at the defunct electronics retailer's other directors in response to cross claims by auditor Deloitte, which is named in two shareholder class actions over the company's collapse.
A Federal Court judge has dismissed an application by GetSwift to delay the hearing of a shareholder class action against it, despite arguments that a judge would need to be "superhuman" to hear the trial immediately after a civil penalty hearing brought by ASIC against the logistics company.
The judge overseeing proceedings brought against logistics company GetSwift has refused the corporate regulator’s request for another year’s worth of documents, saying it could effectively require the company to start the discovery process over again.
Two construction companies have lost what a court has called a "puzzling" bid to oust the liquidators of collapsed FW Projects amidst a legal battle in the NSW Supreme Court over the property developer's remaining assets.
Two former executives of Dick Smith may seek to vacate an upcoming trial date for two class actions against the failed retailer, after recently being hit with cross claims by the company’s former auditor, Deloitte.
Allianz and a number of other insurers of Dick Smith are now facing a class action over the extent of coverage under an insurance policy for the collapsed electronics retailer's initial public offering.
After putting to rest a trademark dispute with the Taronga Zoo, the still unopened Sydney Zoo is facing another legal challenge from a competing zoo alleging it is threatening to violate the terms of its development consent.
Squire Patton Boggs has refused a request by rival Phi Finney McDonald for the details of group members it signed up to its now stayed shareholder class action against GetSwift, a court has learned, in the latest show of resistance by the losing law firm.