Events

Passengers in a lawsuit against Qatar Airways over a 2020 strip search at Doha International Airport have reached a settlement with the airline and airport operator MATAR.

A former EY partner has lost his appeal in a fight with National Tiles over an alleged $1 million lost opportunity to acquire shares, despite the court finding the tiling retailer breached the cooperation terms of the agreement.

Insurers fighting a case by Webuild and NRW's seeking coverage from damages caused by a sinkhole during the construction of Perth's $1.8 Billion Forrestfield-Airport Link have pointed to emails from WeBuild staff and contractors which they say prove their claims of fraud.

Victoria’s State Revenue Office has lost its challenge to a decision for shopping centre landlord Vicinity Funds, which quashed a $82.5 million stamp duty assessment on land occupied by Myer and the Lonsdale St Emporium.

A Victorian law firm has been named in a dispute between Cement Australia and a now-defunct subsidiary over a $1.2 million asbestos claim payout, with the firm accused of failing to engage in mediation or comply with timetabling orders.

Lawyers stuck inside by the dreary, cold weather have been keeping busy penning a slew of new suits targeting the likes of Coles, REA and Nine.

In the first suit of its kind, the ACCC has taken Amazon Australia to court, alleging children’s backpacks for sale on its online marketplace through a third-party seller do not comply with mandatory button battery rules.

In the largest lawsuit it has ever brought, the Commonwealth has sued 3M for over $2 billion in damages for the costs of remediating PFAS contamination stemming from the use of the company's firefighting foam at 28 Defence bases.

Trial has kicked off in a case by builders Webuild and NRW against their insurers over coverage for damage caused by a sinkhole during the construction of Perth's $1.8 billion Forrestfield-Airport Link.

The operator of a planned private hospital in Townsville has lost a strike-out bid in a lawsuit alleging landowner Centuria Healthcare and developer Lautaret failed to carry out construction in accordance with a lease agreement.