AMP counsel feels heat over Clayton Utz report
Brian Salter wrote about the importance of ensuring a "strong legal foundation" while instructing law firm Clayton Utz to make substantial changes to its independent report.
Lance Armstrong settles $US100M lawsuit
Lance Armstrong has reached a $US5 million settlement with the US government in a whistleblower lawsuit that could have sought $US100 million in damages.
Lawyers positive on insolvency law shake-up
Sweeping reforms to insolvency laws and regulations are set to benefit distressed Australian companies that are attempting to negotiate a sale and avert going into administration.
United Petroleum claim Freehills were 'unfaithful'
The Herbert Smith Freehills lawyer at the centre of the failed $500 million United Petroleum IPO has been accused of "losing his compass" by being "unfaithful" to the founders of the business.
Clayton Utz complicit in misleading ASIC
Top law firm Clayton Utz has come under fire for being complicit in AMP misleading the corporate regulator.
Sydney Uni 'just wants to be free' of 18-year nightmare
It has pleaded for the Federal Court to find it properly ended a contract with a commercialisation partner, and end a saga that has cost it ...
Class action lawyers to fight over GetSwift
More class action lawyers are piling onto GetSwift over the alleged breach of continuous disclosure rules.
Unlockd pulls IPO after Google threat
One of Australia's hottest tech start-ups faces a fight for survival after Google sought to ban its apps from its platforms, in a move descr...
How lawyer allegedly stole $10m from Bruce Gordon
A former junior lawyer facing a potential jail term for allegedly stealing $10 million from media mogul Bruce Gordon had a history of gambli...
Insurer JLT faces possible class action from councils
Law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan says local councils may have paid too much insurance, as they investigate a class action.
