Barristers

Mineral exploration company AVZ Minerals does not have the funds to defend itself in ASIC proceedings alleging it failed to disclose a critical legal dispute, including a forgery claim, related to a $32 million lithium mine deal, a court has heard.

The ACCC can continue to pursue cartel claims against defunct crane operator MCR Melrose, with a judge finding the regulator's case was in the public interest and unlikely to prejudice creditors.

Logistics company Qube has prevailed in a fight to enforce $26 million in partial arbitration awards against Martinus Rail over Sydney's $4 billion Moorebank Intermodal Terminal.

A fight over the sale of Dexus' shares in Melbourne Airport operator APAC “may well” go to the High Court, a judge said Friday, as the infrastructure asset manager tells the court the sale may be in the “many billions of dollars".

A class action against Mulpha over a 683-lot development in Glenmore Park will discontinue stigmatisation claims, with property damage claims still remaining, a court has heard. 

A contradictor will weigh in on an $18 million settlement in a class action by Sydney homeowners, even though the funder and law firm have agreed to a cut from their deductions, which would have left just 20 per cent of the settlement for group members.

Cosette wants to strike out Mayne Pharma’s claim for damages over their thwarted $672 million merger, arguing it creates a multiplicity of cases in which various shareholder groups' interests conflict.

A settlement has been struck in a negligence class action against cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer and his clinic over alleged botched surgeries.

A Woolworths executive is planning to bring a whistleblower claim in proceedings against the supermarket giant alleging she was subjected to overwork and discrimination, a judge has heard. 

A judge has allowed collapsed oil and gas company Timor Sea Oil & Gas Australia to assign its claims against the Commonwealth over  alleged losses stemming from the loss of its petroleum licence rights.