Events

A developer facing a class action from homeowners who claim their properties are sinking has dragged engineering firms Simmonds and Hunter Geotechincal Services into the case.

Insurer Holland has been hit with a $2 million penalty over claim delays which ASIC argued warranted a $30 million penalty, the first civil penalty against an insurer for breaching its duty of good faith.

The ASX will oppose a shareholder's bid to bring a derivative suit against former officers and directors over its bungled CHESS replacement project, after a judge found directors were involved in misleading investors about the project and hit the exchange with a $20.5 million penalty.

A developer facing a class action from homeowners who claim their properties are sinking has dragged engineering firms Simmonds and Hunter Geotechincal Services into the case.

A judge won't order expert mathematical evidence in a suit against Monash University over alleged unpaid bed rent, saying the calculations could be done by someone in Year 7.

Greensill Capital's founder expressed "shock" in 2020 when concerns emerged over the validity of an IAG policy keeping his financing business afloat, telling underwriter BCC's then managing director the issue needed to be kept quiet, a court has heard.

The Department of Veterans' Affairs has been hit with a class action for allegedly sharing the sensitive medical and personal data of 300,000 veterans and their families without authorisation.

Atlassian has told a court that a software engineer's “overuse” of artificial intelligence was a distraction to the rest of his team and needed to be addressed through performance management.

The High Court has declined a special leave application asking it to rule on whether a subjective belief that misconduct has been disclosed is necessary for whistleblower protections to apply.

The High Court has rejected former One Nation politician Mark Latham's special leave application seeking to overturn a ruling that he defamed independent Sydney MP Alex Greenwich in a homophobic tweet and owes $140,000 in damages.