Roman Rozenberg

Amid a dispute over a $52 million mixed-use project in Melbourne, builder LU Simon has secured a court's approval to pay the developer cash equivalent to two bank guarantees in exchange for return of the security.

The developer of the $52 million Argyle Square project in the inner city Melbourne suburb of Carlton has launched a bid to convert bank guaranties provided as a security under a contract with LU Simon into cash.

GM can't strike out a class action over alleged faulty transmissions in Holden cars, with a judge saying the case doesn't need to identify the “precise mechanical, metallurgical or engineering explanation” for alleged defects.

General Motors has moved to strike-out a class action over allegedly faulty transmission systems in Holden cars, arguing the plaintiff needs to plead the alleged design flaw with specificity, not just by reference to symptoms.

A judge has recused himself from hearing a class action against Fletcher Building, and has imposed a ban on presiding over any cases involving Maurice Blackburn for a period of time.

A judge has said he is satisfied that GM's concerns about a class action's "circular" explanation of alleged design flaws in certain Holden vehicles are "not trivial". 

A shareholder class action has slammed as "nonsensical" Fletcher Building’s claim that a judge’s public comments in his previous role at Maurice Blackburn created an appearance of bias against corporate defendants.

A judge who was previously the head of class actions at Maurice Blackburn has questioned a bid by Fletcher Building that he recuse himself from presiding over a shareholder case against the construction company.

A judge presiding over a class action against Fletcher Building has clarified his relationship with the director of a litigation funder which is the basis of a recusal bid.

Evidence sought by Fletcher Building from a judge's former law firm as part of the construction company's recusal bid is inadmissible, a court has ruled.