A judge overseeing a class action by the owners of lots in a townhouse development in the Sydney suburb of Alexandria has rejected an application for security for costs, noting the case has been brought by individuals who stand to lose their properties if they fail to pay costs.
The judge who awarded more than $320,000 to a former general manager of Atanaskovic Hartnell after finding she endured a “campaign of denigration” by the law firm’s founder fundamentally failed to discharge his judicial function, an appeals court has heard.
Star Entertainment has made admissions in AUSTRAC’s action alleging non-compliance with anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws, but there are still substantial issues in dispute, a court has heard.
Energy company Santos can begin construction of a pipeline for its $5.6 billion Barossa Gas project but has been barred from any work within 70km of the Tiwi Islands.
The Albanese government on Wednesday introduced legislation that would protect sexual harassment claimants from adverse costs orders in litigation, the latest step in its commitment to implementing the recommendations of a landmark report.
A judge overseeing a class action against Optus has said there is scope for the teleco to seek redactions of portions of a Deloitte report, which he ruled last Friday failed the test for protection under legal professional privilege.
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has named the next Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions — a Victorian silk with a broad criminal and public law practice.
Warning that board directors need to “up the ante” in their company’s cyber preparedness, Clayton Utz has appointed a Big Four partner to lead the firm’s strengthened cyber and data governance practice.
A $29.95 million settlement resolving a superannuation class action against two Westpac units has won court approval. The judge overseeing the case has also indicated he will OK the litigation funder’s commission but only some of its after-the-event insurance premium.
A former senior associate at Arnold Bloch Leibler has lost her bid for review of a decision tossing her claims against the solicitor and barrister retained to represent her in proceedings in the Magistrates Court.