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Judge won’t toss $328M case against East Timor, but Lighthouse now on tight leash
Energy & Natural Resources 2025-06-05 11:01 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge won’t dismiss a $328 million case brought against the government of East Timor by oil company Lighthouse Corporation despite a long history of delays and non-compliance with court orders.

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Builder sues over Hermitage Engadine development
Construction 2025-06-05 11:42 pm By Sam Matthews

The owner of an Engadine site being developed into an apartment complex has been sued by the project’s builder, who seeks over $2 million in allegedly unpaid progress payments as well as damages for breach of contract. 

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HSBC manager found bank had ‘no understanding’ of liability under ePayments Code, court told
Financial Services 2025-06-04 11:03 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC has expanded its case alleging HSBC failed to protect customers from scams, revealing a compliance manager at the bank had found that teams tasked with monitoring unauthorised transactions “had no understanding” of the liability provisions in the ePayments Code.

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Judge rejects ‘fishing expedition’ in prospective suit over DNA sequencing patents
Intellectual Property 2025-06-04 11:09 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has thrown out a notice to produce issued by an Australian company being targeted by UK genomic sequencing company Oxford Nanopore Technologies, calling its bid for board minutes and other documents a “fishing expedition”.

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Judge questions law firms ‘passing the prize around’ by teaming up to run class actions
Class Actions 2025-06-03 11:09 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge overseeing two competing class actions against Google has issued a warning to law firms that agree to team up and work on a class action together, saying that in other markets such arrangements might be viewed as “something akin to a cartel”.

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Trial in Australia Towers cladding case delayed as Parkview nears settlement
Construction 2025-06-04 11:15 pm By Sam Matthews

The owners corporation suing Parkview Construction over alleged combustible cladding at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park is “hopeful” of a settlement being reached, a court has heard on the eve of trial.

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In ASIC win, Full Court says Qoin issuer not exempt under authorised rep rules
Financial Services 2025-05-30 3:26 pm By Sam Matthews

ASIC has succeeded in overturning a decision that found that Qoin issuer BPS Financial came within the authorised representative exemption with respect to agreements with Australian financial services licence holder PNI.

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Judge won’t let ACCC case against Spotless, Ventia get ‘totally unwieldy’
Competition & Consumer Protection 2025-05-30 11:54 pm By Sam Matthews

The judge hearing the ACCC’s price-fixing case against Downer EDI’s Spotless and Ventia has proposed an initial hearing to determine if the companies are in competition, saying he won’t let the case become “totally unwieldy”.

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Partial victory for Seasons of Perth hotel owner in spat with builder
Construction 2025-05-30 11:44 pm By Sam Matthews

The owner of Seasons of Perth Hotel has notched a partial victory in its fight with construction company Reward Group over performance bonds.

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Toyota says emissions cheat class action claims are out of time
Class Actions 2025-05-29 11:48 pm By Sam Matthews

Toyota has hit back at claims against its newly joined Japanese parent company in a class action over alleged emission cheat devices, saying the bulk of the claims are statute barred.

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