A real estate expert and probity specialist have joined Maddocks Canberra-based government practice as special counsel.
An ANZ client who alleges an investment advisor accessed her private banking records has been ordered to replead her case.
Construction company Primero Group has signed a $100 million contract with Rio Tinto for works at the mining giant’s coastal water supply sustaining project in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
The Australian Information Commissioner has found 16 government agencies have approved the use of messaging apps like Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp for government business.
The trustee for Active Super has been ordered to pay a $10.5 million penalty for misleading members about its investments in gambling, oil tar sands and Russian companies.
Acciona’s renewable energy subsidiary Energía has closed a $453 million syndicated loan for the Aldoga solar farm project in Queensland, with the backing of Spanish export credit agency Cesce.
The Victorian Building Authority has filed criminal charges against Melbourne builder Buildqa for allegedly exceeding its building permit for two three-storey townhouses and garages and failing to comply with a stop work order. The VBA alleges Buildqa and its sole company officer Nicholas Artusa contravened the Building Act by carrying on work without a permit…
The NSW government has introduced legislation to crack down on ‘claim farming’ for personal injury claims and international torts, despite concerns from the Law Society and the Bar the bill may prevent lawful referral practices.
ExxonMobil Australia and Woodside Energy have approved a final investment for a project to drill new wells offshore in Victoria’s Gippsland Basin.
Counsel who appeared for barrister Gina Edwards during her successful defamation trial against Nine will be paid over $668,000 amid a fight with her solicitors over fees.