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A judge has found the state of NSW liable to compensate the lead plaintiffs in a class action brought on behalf of small businesses over the “substantial and unreasonable” interference caused by the construction of Sydney's $3 billion light rail network, but he flagged “significant problems” in applying his findings to thousands of potential group members.
HWL Ebsworth has admitted it gave a client negligent advice over property in Paramatta’s 'Auto Alley' but said the owner’s alleged $3.5 million loss was not caused by the law firm’s mis-step in a transaction with companies linked to the defunct Dyldam Developments.
A judge has found that preliminary discovery does not extend to information about the likely recovery of a claim, rejecting an argument that the relevant rule allows prospective plaintiffs to test whether litigation will be “worthwhile".
The liquidators of construction giant Ralan have been given the go-ahead to pursue a former sales manager and his wife as well as the ATO with claims worth over $18 million, with a judge finding the collapsed company operated "a type of Ponzi scheme".
The NSW government and the former developer of a stalled $2 billion Central Barangaroo development project are headed for a discovery showdown in their $270 million stoush, with both sides fighting to protect what they say are privileged communications.
A New South Wales developer will mount a challenge to a Full Court decision that tossed the ACCC’s competition case against NSW Ports over an agreement to privatise two ports, arguing the majority ruling was “plainly wrong”.
A judge has admonished a class action applicant over continuing delays in a four-year-old class action against NAB which he said “should not be allowed to languish any longer”.
A judge has removed two liquidators as administrators of a defunct company after finding they abused the court's processes by demanding $69 million in damages from the directors of water filtration business Billi.
A $438,000 settlement in a class action accusing a unit of engineering company CIMIC of underpaying casual aluminium construction and manufacturing workers has won court approval.
A judge has found insurers must cover claims against builder LU Simon Builders over alleged combustible cladding in Melbourne's Atlantis Towers after a judge found the owners were “obvious candidates” to bring legal action.