Barristers

A judge has awarded private equity firm CPE Capital, formerly CHAMP, $96 million in a dispute over a profit sharing agreement that was part of a deal to provide $150 million in vendor finance to FX Group Holdings for shares in trading platform Pepperstone.

Human rights and press freedom activists want to intervene in a High Court case over copyright ownership in abattoir footage obtained by trespass, saying the broader public interest might be affected by the case.

Built has lost its lawsuit against the Victorian Correctional Infrastructure Partnership over a dispute resolution mechanism in a construction subcontract for upgrades to the Metropolitan Remand Centre. 

A court has backed the NSW Central Coast Council’s decision to block the construction of a 118-lot residential development, after the developer failed to adequately offset the impacts on the swift parrot and squirrel glider. 

The first phase of trial in a class action alleging the Northern Territory public housing authority failed to maintain habitable public housing in remote Aboriginal communities will centre on breach of contract claims, with discrimination and unconscionable conduct claims to be heard later. 

A judge has approved a $13.5 million settlement in a class action against the director of collapsed sandalwood producer Quintis, but has reduced deductions sought by the plaintiff's lawyers and funder, and denied a payout to the funder of a competing case.

Trial was pushed off on Monday in NRL player Zac Lomax's contract spat with the Parramatta Eels, with the court hearing the parties are "very close" to resolving the dispute. 

A class action alleging Sportsbet provided unlawful in-play betting services says the bookmaker’s counterclaim seeking restitution of winnings faces "obvious problems", pointing to difficulties in binding group members.

Aged care provider Bupa can't challenge the dismissal of its bid for a quick win in a class action over the standard of care at its facilities, despite a court noting the case has "some curiosities".

A Federal Circuit Court judge who has been in the spotlight for his decisions has scolded a Perth law firm and barrister facing a sexual harassment case, after they sought to vacate the trial date due to counsel availability.