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Greensill Capital files for insolvency in UK
Credit Suisse 2021-03-09 9:55 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Greensill Capital UK filed for insolvency in a London court on Monday after losing insurance coverage for $4.6 billion in client loans.

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Appeal filed after judge rejects bid for oral discovery in 7-Eleven class actions
7-Eleven 2021-03-09 4:25 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The lead plaintiffs in two class actions against 7-Eleven have appealed a decision rejecting the very first Federal Court application for oral discovery, which would have seen four former employees bound by confidentiality agreements give evidence.

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Two law firms can’t rep insurers in $309M dispute over Queensland LNG project
Bianca Kabel 2021-03-09 2:16 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

A judge has found a group of insurers defending a $309 million lawsuit over an Australia Pacific LNG project in Central Queensland cannot be represented by two law firms, saying it would not be in the interests of justice.

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Qantas, Virgin fight to shut down cases over defecting exec
Employment 2021-03-09 2:14 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

The first battle in the legal tug of war between Qantas and Virgin over a defecting senior executive will centre on whose lawsuit should be the one to ventilate the dispute, a court heard Tuesday.

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Sandoz cross-claim seeks to block Merck Sharp & Dohme’s Januvia patent extension
Clare Cunliffe 2021-03-09 1:51 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

Generic pharmaceutical company Sandoz has hit back in an intellectual property lawsuit by Merck Sharp & Dohme, filing a cross-claim that seeks to undo an extension of time granted to the US drug manufacturer for a patent relating to its multibillion dollar Januvia and Janumet diabetes drugs.

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ANZ to seek privilege over sacked trader’s client files held by HWL Ebsworth
Alastair Vincent 2021-03-09 12:06 pm By Christine Caulfield Melbourne

ANZ will fight to keep a sacked trader from accessing a client file held by HWL Ebsworth, citing privilege over the documents, a court has heard.

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Qantas sues former executive over new role at Virgin
Employment 2021-03-08 9:04 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Qantas has filed a lawsuit against a former executive who has taken a senior role at competitor Virgin seeking to delay his May start date.

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CIMIC Group unit hit with underpayments class action
Cimic 2021-03-08 4:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne Sydney

Engineering company UGL Limited is facing an employment class action on behalf of casual aluminium construction and manufacturing workers who were allegedly underpaid for over three years.

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Avoiding ‘dangers’ of GetSwift approach, judge will jointly hear class actions over Slater & Gordon advice
Andrew Roe 2021-03-05 3:46 pm By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The judge overseeing two class actions over legal and accounting advice given ahead of Slater & Gordon’s disastrous Quindell acquisition has said he will hear the cases together, citing the “dangers” of the approach taken in litigation against GetSwift, which resulted in a judge being ordered to step down.

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Johnson & Johnson unit loses high-stakes appeal in pelvic mesh class action
Andrew Naylor 2021-03-05 11:34 am By Miklos Bolza Sydney

The Full Federal Court has tossed an appeal by Johnson & Johnson unit Ethicon challenging a landmark decision that put it on the hook for paying damages to 10,000 women who suffered injury through defects in its prolapse mesh and incontinence tape implants.

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