Events

Lawyers for LBJ Developments have told a judge that its joint venture partners on a development at the former Lilydale quarry breached their obligations by failing to honour a contractual right to tender for quarry filling works at the site.

An RSL club in Wollongong, NSW can't pause execution of a $3 million judgment secured by a contractor pending determination of a defects case, despite claiming "catastrophic" consequences.

The judge overseeing the federal government’s $2 billion PFAS lawsuit against 3M is grappling with how to move the "daunting" case forward, warning the parties "we'll all be retired if not dead by the time it comes to trial".

A judge has granted Johnson & Johnson's bid for soft class closure in a class action over alleged ineffective cold medications, saying it would aid in settlement negotiations. 

A judge has slammed NAB for failing to comply with court orders in a negligence case against the bank, calling its actions "discourteous and unacceptable".

Star's former chief legal offer has won a stay of a $400,000 penalty as she appeals a finding that she breached her directors' duties by failing to alert the company's board to money laundering risks in its Sydney casino.

The Australian Taxation Office is appealing a win for gold producer Evolution Mining after an initial trial over the company's purported decision to cancel the transfer of $31 million in post-acquisiton losses.

A judge has tossed a nuisance claim by the Perth Day Hospital against its neighbour Fitness Cartel, finding its use of the property for "hypersensitive" surgery and medical procedures was not an 'ordinary use' protected by nuisance law.

The High Court has declined to review a ruling from the Victorian Court of Appeal that found domestic building insurance policies do not respond to when a defect arises, but rather to when loss or damage is suffered.

KPMG has told a judge there is no evidence that Arrium's share price would have changed even if it had recorded a $2.8 billion impairment, urging the judge to reject the shareholder class action's "intuitive" case on loss.