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Developers want $150M case shut down amid ‘likely’ criminal charges
Restructuring & Insolvency 2025-06-23 11:50 pm By Andy Sidler

Property developers Paul Chiodo and Robert Filippini want to stay proceedings by Keystone’s receivers over $150 million allegedly laundered through City Built’s construction projects, citing “quite likely” criminal charges. 

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Sportsbet can’t peek at law firm’s finances ahead of possible security fight
Class Actions 2025-06-20 11:26 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has held off on orders requiring Maurice Blackburn to turn over financial information to Sportsbet in a class action over unlawful in-play betting, saying the parties should first confer on the issue of security for costs.

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Judge hits pause on Paladin Energy class action pending carriage fight
Class Actions 2025-06-20 11:06 pm By Andy Sidler

A judge has temporarily excused uranium miner Paladin Energy from providing initial discovery in a shareholder class action, as the parties wait for a competing class action to be filed. 

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West Gate tunnel engineers sue software firm
Transportation & Infrastructure 2025-06-23 11:55 pm By Andy Sidler

The engineers that provided design services for Victoria’s West Gate tunnel project have sued software provider Midas, alleging it used the wrong formula to calculate stiffness in bridge designs. 

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NAB pays record penalty for breaches of consumer data sharing scheme
Financial Services 2025-06-19 1:04 pm By Andy Sidler

Big Four bank NAB has paid $751,200 for inaccurate credit data disclosures under the Consumer Data Right rules, the largest penalty to date for breaches of the regulations.

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ANZ whistleblower can’t tweak case for 13th time
Financial Services 2025-06-21 5:40 am By Andy Sidler

With three months until trial, a judge has knocked back a former ANZ trader’s bid to appeal a decision which barred him from amending his case for what would have been the thirteenth time.

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Monash IVF wins injunction against exec that jumped ship after embryo mix-up
Employment 2025-06-19 11:59 pm By Andy Sidler

Monash IVF has won an injunction against its former chief operating officer, who departed after the fertility company’s embryo mix-up came to light, that limits his participation in his new employer’s Australian operations.

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Russell Kennedy adds two lawyers to property group
Construction 2025-06-20 11:39 pm By Andy Sidler

Russell Kennedy has bolstered its property practice, luring lawyers from Johnson Winter Slattery and Colin Biggers Paisley. 

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White & Case nabs Bird & Bird IP partner
Business of Law 2025-06-19 11:08 pm By Andy Sidler

White & Case has snapped up an IT and IP expert from Bird & Bird, citing the increasing need for technological expertise in M&A and private equity transactions. 

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Optus agrees to pay $100M in ACCC case over unconscionable sales tactics
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-06-18 3:35 pm By Andy Sidler

Optus has agreed to pay a $100 million penalty in a case brought by the ACCC, admitting the watchdog’s allegations that staff pressured customers into buying phones they couldn’t afford.

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