A judge has approved Maurice Blackburn’s 30 per cent group cost order in a class action against JB Hi-Fi over worthless warranties, noting the ‘high end’ rate would be reviewed at a later stage.
A judge has found that expert reports submitted by Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy in a fight against CITIC over royalty payments for the Yabulu Refinery present a “fresh case” and don’t comply with court orders.
The administrators of a Northern Territory iron ore company have won extra time to hold a second creditors meeting in hopes of securing a deed of company arrangement, despite protests from creditor Aurizon.
Medtech start-up Strongroom AI has lost its bid for a court order blessing its proposal to sell the company to SRSPV Pty Ltd prior to a second creditors meeting.
Sydney pub the Agincourt Hotel, the home of Club 871 and live entertainment venue The Alley, has been sold to an investor group with plans to refurbish.
Walter Sofronoff KC has argued that a report into his inquiry into the prosecution of Bruce Lehrmann is not subject to parliamentary privilege merely because it was tabled in the Legislative Assembly, arguing such a finding would preclude judicial review.
The prospective developer of the Hyde Park Inn site in Sydney is appealing a decision which rejected its bid to delay a $95 million payment to the NSW Returned Service League to settle the sale.
US-based investment firm Carlyle has announced the launch of a clean energy infrastructure platform for the development of solar, battery storage and green hydrogen projects in Australia and the UK.
EnergyAustralia has admitted that its ‘Go Neutral’ carbon offset product did not prevent or reverse the harms associated with the burning of fossil fuels.
A judge hearing Maurice Blackburn’s application for a 30 per cent group costs order in a consumer class action against JB Hi-Fi has opined that an all-in group costs order was a better deal for group matters than the return in a typical funded case.