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Court shuts down law firm MWP’s claims over stolen clients
A judge has halted a lawsuit by an international law firm against a former director who formed a breakaway law firm with two Australian lawyers and lured lucrative oil and gas clients away from the firm.
Liquidator loses appeal to block evidence as ATO aims at 10 year ban
An appeals court has dismissed a challenge by Veritas Advisory principal liquidator David Iannuzzi to the admissibility of evidence submitted by the Australian Taxation Office in the agency's case seeking compensation and a 10-year ban.
Commonwealth Bank wants to shut down one of two rival class actions
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has launched a bid to stay a shareholder class action brought by boutique law firm Phi Finney McDonald after the firm retreated from a plan to consolidate its case with a competing class action run by rival Maurice Blackburn.
Bellamy’s keeps up fight for cost capping in joint class actions
Baby food maker Bellamy's is not giving up its fight to limit the costs of two shareholder class actions against the company, lodging an appeal of a ruling that shut down its cost-capping bid as premature.
Doctor taped meeting where Ramsay Health unit CEO made alleged threats, trial hears
A surgeon who was considering opening a health clinic in Coffs Harbour, NSW recorded one of the meetings central to the competition watchdog's action against Ramsay Health, in which alleged anti-competitive threats were made by a CEO of two Ramsay units, a court has heard. 
CIMIC slugged with costs after class action trial vacated
Global engineering firm CIMIC Group has been hit with costs after a last-minute subpoena of three new potential witnesses caused the three-week trial that was due to commence later this month to be vacated.
Mach Energy faces $20M lawsuit by ex-managing director
Mining firm Mach Energy is facing legal action from its former managing director over $20 million in shares allegedly owed under an equity incentive scheme.
Judge got the maths wrong in awarding $5.6M for accounting error, Pitcher Partner says
A judge who hit Pitcher Partners with a $5.6 million damages ruling over an accounting error concealed from corporate client Neville's Bus Service was wrong to hold that the transport operator's losses flowing from the error were real, the firm has argued.
WorleyParsons class action trial delayed in 11th hour judge swap
The trial in a much anticipated shareholder class action against engineering firm WorleyParsons scheduled to commence this week has hit a roadblock, with a last minute change in the judge that will hear the matter.
United Petroleum loses $2M award over compulsory land acquisition
An appeals court has overturned a ruling awarding $2 million in compensation to United Petroleum after the state government compulsorily acquired land on which the petrol retailer operated a service station and restaurant.