Cindy Cameronne

A judge has closed a racial discrimination class action against Adani’s Australian mining business after finding that it sought to go “much further” than the complaint filed with the Australian Human Rights Commission.

Former Carlton president and PwC chief executive officer Luke Sayers has lost his bid to transfer his wife’s defamation case over an explicit image posted to his social media account to the Family Court, where the proceedings would be confidential. 

Insolvency firm Cor Cordis says its ex-chair’s claims that it "confected" reductions to its work in progress to avoid paying his full retirement entitlements should be struck out.

Victoria’s State Revenue Office has lost its challenge to a decision for shopping centre landlord Vicinity Funds, which quashed a $82.5 million stamp duty assessment on land occupied by Myer and the Lonsdale St Emporium.

Melbourne stockbroker Fortrend Securities has lost its bid to stay orders that it pay $621,000 in compensation and penalties as well as $2 million in legal costs after two financial advisers who jumped ship to Shaw & Partners won their case over withheld bonuses.

The operator of a planned private hospital in Townsville has lost a strike-out bid in a lawsuit alleging landowner Centuria Healthcare and developer Lautaret failed to carry out construction in accordance with a lease agreement.

A former EY partner has lost his appeal in a fight with National Tiles over an alleged $1 million lost opportunity to acquire shares, despite the court finding the tiling retailer breached the cooperation terms of the agreement.

A shareholder class action against Arrium directors and auditor KPMG over the $4 billion collapse of the steel manufacturer is seeking to amend its case, saying a “misreading” of the original pleading is no basis to refuse the application.

A class action against developer Mulpha Norwest and the Penrith City Council over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will include secondary and tertiary purchasers, a court has heard.

A class action against developer Mulpha Norwest and the Penrith City Council over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will include secondary and tertiary purchasers, a court has heard.