Events

A judge has agreed to push out the timetable in a securities class action again Origin Energy after the final tranche of discovery turned up 33,000 documents. 

A judge has made urgent freezing orders against a developer and builder facing a $11.1 million defects suit from the owners of a North Parramatta building, after hearing the developer had transferred assets.

Real estate agency Belle Property is suing its Sandringham branch, alleging the franchisee is threatening to breach its agreement and good faith obligation by jumping to a new franchise network.

The Queensland Court of Appeal has thrown out a case by a local cricket club that sought to challenge a regional council's decision over a park lease, a case it said was a lesson in the perils of using AI instead of lawyers.

Western Power has parted ways with three employees who provided character references for a former manager who was convicted of raping a colleague, following an independent investigation by MinterEllison.

Superannuation trustee Netwealth has been hit with a second class action linked to its offering of the failed First Guardian fund, in which members sunk $100 million.

Insurance Australia Group said Friday it had settled the $2.8 billion claims of Credit Suisse over the collapse of supply chain financier Greensill Capital.

A judge has approved a bid by the plaintiffs in a class action over the compulsory acquisition of land for Sydney’s $16 billion WestConnex to discontinue the case, after a breakdown in their relationship with the funder. 

An appeals court has tossed Maurice Blackburn’s challenge to a judge’s decision to cut its share of an $87 million settlement in a class action against Hino by $10 million.

A director of collapsed developer Lion Property Group is seeking to set aside a default judgment which he says would leave him on the hook for $35 million in damages.