Barristers

A court has found that a minister's decision to sell a section of Crown land to a buyer intending to carve it into 15 lots was made in breach of planning laws. 

Property developer and former director of collapsed Keystone Asset Management Paul Chiodo wants his suit against Keystone’s liquidators managed alongside their case against the owner of City Built.

A judge has refused to disqualify himself from case managing Mayne Pharma's latest dispute with US drug maker Cosette over the collapse of their $672 million merger agreement, calling the bid “plainly premature”. 

The Fair Work Commission has found the dismissal of a senior developer at FujiFilm was not unfair, saying his use of artificial intelligence in submitting "excessive" workplace complaints “led to his demise”. 

The ACCC wants to exclude parts of caravan maker Jayco’s expert design evidence in a case over alleged misleading representations that its vehicles were suitable for off-road or four wheel drive use. 

Former Star CEO Matthias Bekier is seeking leave to appeal a judge's finding that he and the casino operator's former GC breached their duties, while ASIC is mulling a challenge to the court's dismissal of its case against members of the Star board. 

A judge has approved orders bringing the receivership of Banksia Securities to an end, with the special receiver opting to not pursue $650,000 in costs against Victorian debenture holders who dropped their case alleging breaches to the scandal-ridden class action.

A judge has criticised lawyers acting in underpayments cases against Coles and Woolworths for overly lengthy submissions and a lack of cooperation, saying the dispute has gone “off the rails”. 

A judge has remarked that the counsel fee rate guide is now 13 years out of date and no longer serves its purpose, in a ruling ordering $1.5 million in costs against Golden Eagle Property Group.

The applicant in a class action against Toyota Finance over alleged ‘junk’ insurance is fighting the company's bid for soft class closure, saying it would hamper the prospect of settlement at an upcoming mediation.