Barristers

A judge has criticised the approach McDonald's has taken to discovery in a rest breaks class action, noting that that despite having a team of 66 legal personnel working on the case, the fast food chain is still in default of court orders. 

The owner of the Seasons of Perth Hotel seeks want to quash a review determination of an adjudicator's decision in its dispute with hotel construction company Reward Group over performance bonds for work on the hotel.

Keybridge CEO Nick Bolton has won a stay of orders ending the company's administration as he appeals that ruling and another that found he and two other directors were validly removed and replaced at a board meeting.

CBA-backed climate venture capital firm Wollemi has won its bid to block the family company of Tesla CEO Robyn Denholm from registering ‘Wollemi Capital Group’ as a trade mark.

While granting yet another extension, a judge has read the riot act to Airservices Australia for its breaches of court orders to file evidence in Brisbane Airport's $690 million case over PFAS chemical use.

A judge has put off an application for a 30 per cent group costs order in a class action against JB Hi-Fi so law firm Maurice Blackburn can provide more detail about the proposed fee, which she said was “at the higher end".

A judge has ruled WhatsApp messages are admissible as tendency evidence in the ATO's case against an ex-EY partner over an alleged tax exploitation scheme.

A court has ordered builder Kuatro Build to pay concrete subcontractor Elite Formwork more than $500,000 in progress payments for work on a Sydney development, finding no error in an adjudicator's determination.

The Full Court has granted a cross-appeal by crypto currency provider Block Earner, finding its did not need a financial services licence because its crypto product is not a financial product.

Electricity provider Rimfire Energy has prevailed in a fight with the builders of two power plants in the Northern Territory, winning $1.4 million in damages for a four-year delay in reaching target operating dates.