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Kraft can bring new claims against Bega mid-trial
The long, complex battle over who owns the rights to the Kraft peanut butter trade dress just promised to get longer, with Kraft winning approval to bring fresh allegations against Bega mid-trial.
Ex-mining boss Darren Lind found guilty of insider trading
A jury has found the former managing director of South Australian mining exploration company Golden Fields Resources guilty of two counts of insider trading, the corporate regulator said Tuesday.
Viterra points finger at ex-employees in trial over $420M Joe White sale
Viterra is blaming several former employees for representations made about malt quality in the lead-up to the $420 million sale of its Joe White business to Cargill Australia in 2013.
Cargill can add details of law firm meeting to case against Viterra
Cargill has won court approval to amend its pleading against Viterra to include details of a law firm meeting in which Viterra executives allegedly made assurances that there were no quality issues with its malt, more than two months into the trial over the $420 million sale of Viterra's Joe White Maltings business to Cargill in 2013.
Firms must teach lawyers the art of getting along, top litigator says
Law firms need to focus as much on training lawyers on the art of resolving cases early, as they do on the art of litigation, Quinn Emanuel managing partner Michael Mills has told Lawyerly.
Myer stayed silent after CEO’s ‘cloud cuckoo land’ forecast, court told
Myer had an obligation to correct remarks by former CEO Bernie Brookes in 2014 that the department store expected increased profits the following year, because there was no reasonable basis for the statement, a court heard Wednesday at the start of trial in a shareholder class action alleging the company breached its disclosure obligations to the market.
Viterra wins Cargill sale docs after mid-trial revelation
Cargill has been ordered to turn over what it describes as "highly confidential" documents related to the possible sale of its malt business, a new revelation in the complex trial over claims Viterra fraudulently concealed crucial information when it sold malt producer Joe White Maltings to Cargill Australia in 2013 for $420 million.
Kraft, Bega to have day in court in battle for peanut butter rights
When US food giant Kraft faces off next week in its lawsuit against Aussie cheese company Bega for allegedly violating its peanut butter trade dress, the court will be faced with the thorny task of unraveling a complex corporate transaction that left both companies claiming rights to the iconic trade dress.
Provident Capital class actions settle on eve of trial
A settlement has been reached in two class actions brought on behalf of holders of debentures who allege they suffered losses due to Australian Executor Trustees' mismanagement of debenture issuer Provident Capital.
Provident receivers may face objections over PwC merger
The judge overseeing the administration of Provident Capital has invited debenture holders to object to the company's receivers staying on after their firm completes its merger with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Provident's former auditor which has also been named as a cross-defendant in two class actions over Provident’s collapse.