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Squire Patton Boggs defeats negligence case over $12.5M plant renovation dispute
Engineering firm GR Engineering Services has lost a negligence lawsuit brought against law firm Squire Patton Boggs seeking damages from an alleged breach of contract relating to the $12.5 million refurbishment of a gold processing plant in Davyhurst, Western Australia.
East Timor loses second attempt to shut down $328M fuel supply dispute
An appeals court has thrown out the Democratic Republic of East Timor's second bid to stay a case brought against it by Lighthouse Corporation over $328 million in alleged losses stemming from a failed fuel supply contract.
Ousted Piper Alderman partner to expand case against firm
A former senior Piper Alderman partner who lodged a sex discrimination case against the firm and was forced off the partnership in June is broadening her case, a court has heard.
CFMEU, officers cop $270,000 fine for site obstruction
The Federal Court has imposed a higher-end penalty of $270,000 on the CFMEU and three officers for site obstruction, saying the union has “significant resources” and has demonstrated a “willingness to contravene industrial laws in a serious way”.
Domino’s slammed by judge for ‘ridiculous’ redactions in class action docs
Pizza chain Domino's has been blasted for redactions in documents it has produced in a class action over worker pay, with a judge warning the franchisor that it could not act as "judge and jury" in deciding what information could be given to the applicant.
JPMorgan witness disputed existence of ANZ cartel ‘agreement’ court hears
A key witness from JPMorgan previously contested claims by the ACCC that a key component of an alleged cartel arrangement between four major banks around a $2.5 billion institutional share placement by ANZ was actually an 'agreement,' as opposed to a series of independent decisions, a court has heard.
$42M Murray Goulburn settlement wins approval, but fight over funder’s cut still on
Two months after rejecting the deal because the litigation funder's cut appeared excessive, a judge has approved a $42 million class action settlement with Murray Goulburn while the funder keeps up the fight over its commission.
Judge says High Court did not rule out common fund orders at settlement
The High Court's ruling Wednesday that judges have no power to issue a common fund order in the initial phases of a class action does not bind them after a settlement has been reached, a Federal Court judge said Friday.
Engineer blamed for design defects in Opal Tower class action
The construction company behind Sydney's Opal Tower has filed a cross claim seeking $30 million from structural architect WSP Structures over its allegedly faulty building design.
JPMorgan witnesses grilled as banks seek to poke holes in ANZ cartel case
Two key witnesses from JPMorgan have been grilled by lawyers for three major investments banks named in a high-stakes criminal cartel case as the banks seek to cast doubt on how the ACCC gathered evidence during its almost two-year cartel investigation.