Law Premium Investors give up on $A12m claim against Macquarie Court file reveals payments to Latvia, Russia, Vanuatu, Panama and Curacao. Tim Hunter Thu, 05 Sep 2019 Macquarie BankTony LusbyFraudLitigation
Law Premium Throwing the kitchen sink at litigation Court proceedings are sometimes overcooked. But is there a simple answer? Reweti Kohere Mon, 08 Jul 2019 Law & CourtslawyersLitigationHigh Court
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
