Barristers

In a win for ASIC, a judge has found Choosi misrepresented that its service compared policies from a range of funeral and life insurers, when just two brands were compared.

A judge has tossed oil company Lighthouse's $600 million suit against the government of East Timor after it failed to provide $1.3 million in security ahead of trial.

Hyundai and Kia are calling for court orders that drivers sign up if they want a slice of any settlement in defects class actions, pointing to data that shows just one of 400,000 group members has made a claim on their vehicle warranty.

Hilton has lost its challenge to a $173 million tax adjustment from the 2015 sale of the Sydney Hilton Hotel, with a judge finding the transaction was entered into for the dominant purpose of obtaining a tax benefit. 

Sand importer Metro Environmental Logistics has foreshadowed an appeal after losing its case against the Port Authority of NSW over a lease agreement for a multi-user facility in Sydney Harbour.

Winslow Constructors has accused Victoria’s transport authority of singling it out in litigation over alleged road defects, questioning why contractors responsible for adjacent roads have not faced similar legal action.

In reply submissions filed with the High Court, a class action against Homes Victoria over the demolition of public housing towers in Melbourne says residents had no real choice but to vacate and slams the government's attempts to minimise the impact of its decision.

A builder has been ordered to pay owners of a Cremorne house $1.25 million in damages over defective renovations.

Former NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees has urged the High Court to reject a special leave application in a failed class action over $165 million in conflicted remuneration, saying the appeal is highly fact-specific and doesn't raise a matter of public importance.

A judge has rejected environmental group Save Wallum’s lawsuit against the developers of a housing estate in Brunswick Heads, finding the group failed to prove the development was likely to have a significant impact on threatened species.