Rio Tinto unit Energy Resources has lost its privilege claim over an internal investigation into the failure of one of its wellhead systems, which is at the centre of a defects claim against equipment manufacturer Cactus Wellhead.
US real estate company CoStar has made a second offer to buy real estate listing site Domain, upping its offer price by more than 5 per cent.
Property developer PDG has unveiled plans for a luxury tower to be built at the site of the Queens Bridge Hotel in Melbourne’s Southbank.
The eSafety Commissioner has told the Full Court X Corp should not be able to use its merger with corporate predecessor Twitter to escape regulation.
Clothing brand Jeanswest will close more than 90 stores across the country after being placed in voluntary administration for the second time in five years.
Former Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach has sued Seven over comments it made concerning his dealings with Bruce Lehrmann, after he gave “sordid” evidence in the defamation trial.
A former PricewaterhouseCoopers partner has settled his case against the consulting giant, which alleged he was denied promised retirement payments.
US lab products giant Beckman Coulter has successfully opposed an Australian biotech’s bid to trade mark ‘Cytophex’ for its stem cell expansion system, with an IP Australia delegate finding the mark is too similar to Beckman’s ‘CytoFLEX’ mark.
Payday lender Sunshine Loans has lost an appeal after it was ruled liable for “wrongheaded” conduct, with an appeals court finding that counsel showed an “egregious failure” to confine the case to the real issues.
The funder that backed a shareholder class action against engineering firm CIMIC that settled for $45.25 million will take a cut to its 25 per cent commission, but wants the court to find the commission would otherwise have been reasonable.