New lawsuit

A Sydney-based Uber driver has filed a Fair Work Commission case seeking $50,000 in compensation and damages over recurring malfunctions in the rideshare app, saying drivers “should not bear the financial burden of Uber’s technical failures”.

Shinetec, the Australian arm of China’s Shanxi Construction Investment Group, has won orders restraining the developer of an abandoned $185 million project in NSW from accessing $48 million paid to it by Bank of China.

AMP is facing a new class action alleging certain superannuation fund members were hit with inflated premiums over a five-year period, after arguing a similar matter was "in search of a case" more than four years after being filed. 

Investors in Till Payments have won discovery for a possible suit over $43 million in alleged losses suffered after it was sold for just $47 million following a $200 million capital raise, with a judge rejecting arguments that the bid amounted to a royal commission. 

US biotech company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has sued Sandoz, claiming it is threatening to infringe the patent for its Eylea biologic, used to treat macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema.

Fund manager Realside and other leaseholders have launched proceedings against M3Property and a valuer, alleging tenants of Rundle Mall in Adelaide have been overcharged for rent since 2006 as a result of consistently flawed valuations. 

Derrimut Health and Fitness has challenged the Australian Taxation Office's rejection of its bid to pay a $14.6 million tax debt in installments. 

ASIC has filed action against Delta Electricity, owner of the Vales Point coal-fired power station in NSW, alleging “deliberate and calculated” manipulation in the market for electricity futures contracts. 

The corporate regulator has taken a provider of small loans to court after it allegedly monitored and removed funds from consumers’ bank accounts without their knowledge.

The University of Newcastle has been hit with a class action alleging students were misled into studying an engineering degree that lacked professional accreditation and left them unable to apply for employment.