Events

A judge has stayed a bid by the Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne Phoenix basketball clubs for preliminary discovery to determine whether to pursue claims against the National Basketball League.

The ABC has defeated a defamation suit by the owner of a defunct online travel agency Bestjet, with a judge finding the article in question did not convey that he was to blame for the collapse of the business.

The founder of Schreuder Compensation Lawyers has sued the firm and its receivers after his employment was terminated in November last year, claiming he is owed nearly $700,000 in wages and other benefits.

Building giant CIMIC, formerly known as Leighton, has sued South Australia property developer Leyton Property for trade mark infringement, alleging its marks are deceptively similar.

The Full Federal Court will hear developer Robert Filippini’s appeal of freezing orders won by Keystone Asset Management's liquidators, as ASIC's investigation of Keystone's failed Shield fund ramps up.

The Fair Work Commission has allowed a former Lovisa worker to file an unfair dismissal claim out of time, finding that an error by her lawyer constituted an exceptional circumstance.

The Takeovers Panel has found Cosette cannot close a Mayne Pharma drug manufacturing plant in Adelaide, another win for Mayne in its push to block the US drug maker from walking away from their $672 million merger.

Plaintiff firm Margalit Injury Lawyers has escaped a client's bid to revive his negligence suit, with an appeals court finding the firm was protected by advocate’s immunity. 

Developer Villawood has lost a bid to add its director’s three daughters to a lawsuit over an alleged "dishonest and fraudulent design” to divert valuable management fees for a development in Wallan, Victoria.

A judge has handed a builder a win in a dispute over a $16 million development in Double Bay, finding that the parties had made no agreement to withdraw a payment claim.