A judge has ordered the federal government to file an amended defence in one of two class actions over its use of allegedly toxic firefighting foam on military bases, after being accused of lodging a deficient pleading.
Lawyerly is pleased to announce the winners of its inaugural Litigation Rising Stars competition, which honours 30 lawyers under the age of 40 for their work in high-stakes litigation.
King & Wood Mallesons has come under fire over partner Scott Farrell’s role as head of a Treasury review into the Australian payments system, with a Sydney fintech claiming the law firm appears to have a conflict of interest.
The High Court has denied the ATO’s request that it weigh in on Australia’s transfer pricing regime, leaving in place a Full Court victory for mining giant Glencore that left it paying $2 million of a $92 million bill relating to the sale of copper from a mine in Cobar, NSW.
Arnott’s and Campbells have settled a lawsuit brought by Goodman Fielder accusing them of infringing its ‘Plantry’ mark under which it sells plant-based frozen meals, after the cookie company filed a cross-claim seeking to have the mark cancelled.
At least 60 class actions were filed in Australian courts from July 1 last year to April 30, marking a record for new group cases in a financial year with two months to go, according to a preliminary report by King & Wood Mallesons’ disputes resolution team.
A judge has refused to sign off on $13.8 million in fees sought by law firm Maurice Blackburn as part of a $44.5 million settlement in a class action against Woolworths, saying the amount was “intuitively out of the range” of what was a reasonable legal bill for the case.
A nearly 100-year-old Bordeaux estate that makes the Vieux Château Certan wine, which retails for at least $500, has taken a Tasmanian winemaker to court for allegedly trying to hijack its name and making knockoff wines that copy its distinctive pink lid and neck of its bottles.
A former Westpac banking veteran and whistleblower has sued the Big Four bank, claiming she was dismissed in retaliation for complaints filed about the bank’s risk and compliance failings.
Several banks and executives facing criminal cartel charges over a $2.5 billion ANZ share placement have won access to interview notes taken by whistleblower JP Morgan prior to it being granted immunity, which the banks say will prove inconsistencies in the prosecution’s case.