The judge presiding over a landmark criminal cartel case against three leading banks said he would examine whether the defendants could claw back millions of dollars in legal costs after the prosecutors dropped all charges on Friday.
Justice Michael Wigney of the Federal Court said an email he received on Friday morning advising that the case would not proceed “came as somewhat of surprise”.
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
