Jones Day | Australia | 10 Mar 2016
2015 saw the commencement and settlement of class actions in a range of areas: shareholder, investor, consumer, product liability, environment, and…
HFW | Australia | 3 Jul 2015
The recent Victorian Supreme Court decision of Oz Minerals Holdings Pty Ltd v AIG Australia Ltd highlights the importance for both insurers and…
Gilbert + Tobin | Australia | 26 Jun 2015
In this case, a major shareholder and board position exclusion in a D&O policy was found to have been enlivened where the relevant shareholder was a…
Allens | Australia | 15 May 2015
A recent Victorian Supreme Court decision has resolved a disputed construction of a major shareholder exclusion in a D&O policy in the insurer's…
Maddocks | Australia | 21 Jul 2014
A recent Supreme Court of Victoria decision has considered an infrequently used section of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Act) which empowers the…
The Commercial Bar Association of Victoria | Australia | 11 Mar 2014
In Vasudevan & Ors v Becon Const & Anor [2014] VSCA 14, the Victorian Court of Appeal adopted a broader interpretation of the phrase 'for the benefit…
Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Australia | 7 Mar 2014
In the recent decision of Vasudevan (as Joint and Several Liquidator of Wulguru Retail Investment Pty Ltd) (In liq) & Ors v Becon Constructions…
Gilbert + Tobin | Australia | 19 Sep 2013
The Supreme Court of Victoria upheld the resolutions passed at a directors' meeting conducted on the footpath outside the company's office after the…
Gadens | Australia | 15 Mar 2013
In a move intended to simplify the dispute resolution process relating to neighbourhood disputes, the Hon. Michael O'Brien MP recently introduced…
Clayton Utz | Australia | 22 Nov 2012
Particulars and discovery are more likely to be ordered when needed to assist in a mediation as the provision of more accurate and complete information will facilitate rational bargaining which was more likely to lead to rational settlements.