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Acciona hit with second suit over $511M waste-to-energy plant
Construction 2024-04-18 2:37 pm By Sam Matthews

The entity in charge of a $511 million waste-to-energy plant south of Perth has filed a second lawsuit against Acciona, accusing the Spanish infrastructure giant […]

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Latecomer class action to take first swing at Mercedes-Benz
Class Actions 2024-04-17 4:34 pm By Sam Matthews

The plaintiffs in two competing class actions against Mercedes-Benz over alleged defeat devices designed to cheat regulatory emissions tests have agreed to temporarily stay the […]

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Court OKs BHP’s coal mine extension, accepts ruling will ‘dismay’ climate change activists
Energy & Natural Resources 2024-04-17 11:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A court has given the green light to BHP’s bid to extend a Queensland coal mine over the objections of an environmental lobby group, saying […]

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Surgeons to pay $25M to settle breast implants class action
Class Actions 2024-04-16 10:58 pm By Sam Matthews

A group of surgeons who worked for The Cosmetic Institute are set to pay $25 million to settle a class action brought on behalf of […]

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Solicitor accused of raising money for class action he never filed can’t dodge watchdog’s claims
Legal Ethics 2024-04-16 10:50 pm By Sam Matthews

A Sydney solicitor has lost his bid to summarily dismiss the legal watchdog’s case alleging he set up misleading crowdfunding pages seeking funding for a […]

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ASIC chair calls on lawyers to be ‘bold’ with AI
Business of Law 2024-04-16 10:02 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC chair Joe Longo has called on lawyers to be bold in their embrace of emerging technologies, saying lawyers “must be careful with generative AI […]

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Prominent Sydney barrister sexually harassed three women, tribunal finds
Legal Ethics 2024-04-15 11:05 pm By Sam Matthews

A tribunal has found prominent barrister Charles Waterstreet guilty of unsatisfactory professional conduct for sexually harassing three women, but declined to find he was unfit […]

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Nature’s Care majority shareholders to foot the bill for fight with founding family
Corporate 2024-04-15 11:33 pm By Sam Matthews

The majority shareholders of vitamin giant Nature’s Care have been hit with the costs of the company’s failed bid for an injunction against its founding […]

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ASIC wins case against payday lender Sunshine Loans over ‘wrongheaded’ fees
Financial Services 2024-04-12 11:08 pm By Sam Matthews

In a win for the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, a judge has found that payday lender Sunshine Loans charged thousands of customers prohibited fees, […]

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Judge approves GCO in James Hardie class action, says funded cases ‘more expensive’
Class Actions 2024-04-11 2:13 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has approved a group costs order in a shareholder class action against building materials giant James Hardie Industries, giving firm Echo Law a […]

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