New lawsuit

Shell is facing $30 million arbitration proceedings from Indian renewables company Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy stemming from agreements to construct and operate the Gangarri solar farm in Queensland.

Dexus has dragged five of its insurers to court seeking indemnity for more than $16.5 million in remediation costs stemming from alleged defects in the waterproofing system that was installed as part of the $150 million redevelopment of Sydney's MLC Centre.

Former ANZ subsidiaries have filed proceedings against three insurers claiming they wrongfully denied coverage for $182 million in compensation and costs relating to financial adviser breaches to retail clients. 

Veteran radio presenter Tony Tardio has filed a lawsuit against his former employer 3AW Melbourne, alleging he was unfairly dismissed.

Qube and Martinus Rail are locked in another courtroom fight over Sydney's $4 billion Moorebank Intermodal Terminal, with Qube firing off a lawsuit to enforce a $26 million arbitration award.

IG Power has sued Queensland government-owned corporation CS Energy for $1 billion alleging it is liable for “catastrophic” incidents at the Callide coal-fired power station.

Viral plush toy maker Jellycat has fired off an IP suit against Coles, claiming the supermarket sold poorer quality, copycat versions of its popular anthropomorphic Christmas tree and wreath soft toys. 

Shareholders in collapsed audio device maker Nuheara are seeking preliminary discovery from Taiwanese semiconductor giant Realtek, in an escalation of a battle between the investors in the defunct company.

A former in-house lawyer at Boeing claims she was sacked by the aviation company after complaining that the company and her boss failed to check on her welfare after the December 14 Bondi terror attack.

Victorian aged care provider Arcare has been hit with a class action alleging it charged residents millions of dollars for services they did not use.