Law Premium Litigation Outlook 2019: Old cases, class actions and professional blues Our pick of top cases for next year. Victoria Young Fri, 21 Dec 2018 Law & Courtsmainzeal trialMainzealjenny stevenssean collinlitigation outlookLitigationalternative dispute resolutionlitigation funding
Knauf fails to get Fletcher’s use of Batts trademark revoked in ‘bendy, bulgy’ insulation case Knauf, the German building materials company, failed to get Fletcher Building's use of the "Batts" trademark for building insulation thrown out on the grounds that it is a common name in general pu Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Fletcher BuildingLitigationtrademarksbuilding materialKnaufPink Batts
Suncorp’s Vero found liable under Marac policy covering misdeeds by employees Suncorp Group's Vero unit has been found liable under a historic insurance policy for Marac Finance that covered dishonest acts by employees. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 Marac FinanceLitigationVeroSuncorp Groupfinancial and business serviceloan marketautomotive equipment
James Hardie settles legal action over leaky school buildings James Hardie Industries, the Australian building materials supplier, has settled legal action with the New Zealand government over leaky school buildings. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 educationLitigationbuilding materialJames Hardieleaky schools
UPDATED: Fonterra fined $300,000 over last year’s whey protein incident Fonterra Cooperative Group, the country's biggest company, was fined $300,000 for breaches of the Animal Products Act during last year's whey protein concentrate incident. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 fonterraAgricultureLitigationCourtcommodity markettheo spierings
Ministry of Education pursues Carter Holt Harvey over leaky schools The New Zealand Ministry of Education will continue to pursue a leaky schools lawsuit against Carter Holt Harvey after the wood company owned by Graeme Hart's Rank Group failed in an attempt to hav Wed, 11 Jul 2018 GovernmenteducationLitigationleaky schoolsconstruction and propertybuilding materialNikki Kaye
Lombard directors win appeal against custodial sentences The former directors of Lombard Finance have won their appeal against custodial sentences after the Supreme Court agreed they were "honest men" who made misjudgements under pressure. Wed, 11 Jul 2018 LombardFraudLitigationappealBusinessDeskfinancially distressed companyaccountancy and auditing
Feltex defence lawyers argue ‘rigorous’ due diligence went into 2004 prospectus Lawyers for directors in the Feltex Carpets shareholder lawsuit have argued their clients went through a rigorous process of due diligence in preparing the prospectus for the failed company's 200 Wed, 11 Jul 2018 FeltexLitigationfeltex carpetsBusinessDeskmanufacturing and engineering
Consultant tells Feltex hearing he turned down shares as payment a year out from float An Australian engineering consultant specialising in 'lean manufacturing' says he turned down an offer of shares in Feltex Carpets in the year before its initial public offering because he was co Wed, 11 Jul 2018 FeltexLitigationmanagementBusinessDeskfinancially distressed companymanufacturing and engineeringboard of directors
Lawyers for Feltex defendants question gloomy spin, credentials of key witness Lawyers for defendants in the Feltex Carpets shareholder lawsuit have questioned whether a key witness selectively chose to include gloomy data in his evidence and whether he had sufficient exper Wed, 11 Jul 2018 FeltexLitigationBusinessDeskfinancially distressed companymanufacturing and engineeringfinancing and stock offering
