Events

An appeals court has ordered Colliers to pay a former director more than $110,000 for serving as agent on a lease at the Westfield in Sydney's CBD, which he did not receive after he left the firm in 2016.

Counsel representing a class action on behalf of thousands of Aussie Home Loan customers has told a trial judge brokers "planted seeds" to convince customers they needed to take out worthless mortgage protection insurance.

A class action against cosmetic surgeon Daniel Lanzer, his clinic and a number of his colleagues has won court approval to amend its case two weeks out from trial.

The Retirement Villages Act was unfit for the purpose of protecting both former residents at a Paterson Lakes retirement village and new apartment owners, who appeared to be victims of an "exploitative" scheme by former managers and operators, a court has found.

Shareholders in collapsed audio device maker Nuheara are seeking preliminary discovery from Taiwanese semiconductor giant Realtek, in an escalation of a battle between the investors in the defunct company.

A judge has ordered advice platform JustAnswer to pay $10 million in the consumer regulator's case over misleading claims about its subscription service.

CMC Markets has avoided production of unredacted solicitors' invoices to support a bid for $8.6 million to cover costs in a class action, despite the applicant arguing the trading platform's legal team was "top-heavy” and the security application unprecedented.

Melbourne builder Cobild has resolved a lawsuit brought against a developer arguing it must return a $497,000 bank guarantee under a contract to build a $50 million office complex.

A judge has discharged the mortgages and caveats developer Oliver Hume holds over a residential subdivision project in Onkaparinga Heights in favour of a renegotiated arrangement, allowing the landowner to deal with property amid an ongoing court dispute. 

An illegal online poker company, its director and a promoter of its service have been hit with a combined $24 million in penalties, with a judge doubling the penalty ACMA recommended against the promoter.