Lendlease and tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills have reached a settlement in a case by solicitor and accountant Anthony Watson, which accused the builder of taking an “aggressive” position on its taxes.
Lendlease and Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills have resolved a lawsuit by a former partner that alleged he was effectively fired for complaints about the builder’s “aggressive taxation position”.
Lendlease has told a court that documents relied on by an ex-Greenwoods and Herbert Smith Freehills partner in his case contain privileged legal advice and without prejudice communications with the Australian Tax Office.
Lendlease has told a court that documents relied on by an ex-Greenwoods and Herbert Smith Freehills partner in his case contain privileged legal advice and without prejudice communications with the Australian Tax Office.
Mayfield Development’s competition case against NSW Ports over agreements to privatise two ports has made it to the High Court, with the developer pressing its argument that derivative Crown immunity did not apply to the port authority.
An appeals court has dismissed a competition case by Mayfield Development against NSW Ports over agreements to privatise two ports, finding that derivative Crown immunity applied to the port authority.
In a loss for the ACCC, the High Court has found builder J Hutchinson did not arrive at an anti-competitive understanding with the CFMEU merely by yielding to a threat of industrial action.
The High Court has refused special leave to Transport for NSW to weigh in on a dispute over the value of land acquired near the Western Sydney Airport.
Transport for NSW has asked the High Court to weigh in on when land is acquired for a ‘public purpose’, in a dispute over the value of land acquired near the Western Sydney Airport.
The High Court has settled a 16-year battle between the federal government and Sanofi over alleged excess subsidies it paid after a judge blocked the release of a generic version of blood thinner Plavix, saying its job was not to “resurrect” a dead case.