Industries

Global law firm HFW has lured a Jones Day partner to join its construction disputes business in Singapore, with the firm more than doubling its global construction team since the last financial year. 

An appeals court has ordered a retrial in a franchisee's suit against home building franchise operator GJ Gardner Homes over the failure to renew its agreement, finding a judge erred in interpreting a key clause in the contract.

An entity of construction giant Frasers is seeking summary dismissal of one of multiple cases by owners at a Sydney inner city high rise development over planter boxes that have allegedly detached or fallen to the street.

Noni B owner Mosaic Brands has been hit with a $25 million penalty for breaching consumer laws by failing to delivery 740,000 packages within the time frame specified on its website.

French renewable energy company TagEnergy has scooped up Australian renewables developer ACE Power, acquiring a portfolio of 6GW battery, wind and solar projects.

The CEO of Melbourne builder Vansan Construction has persuaded a court to quash a $2 million default judgment won by SK Developments.

Following the failure of two class actions to prove market-based loss from the Commonwealth Bank’s disclosure breaches, the bank is fighting the class actions' bid to pursue individual ‘no transaction’ cases, saying they were “trying to keep something alive that is truly dead”.

Orthopaedic surgeon Dr Munjed Al Muderis has appealed his loss in a defamation case against Fairfax and its owner Nine, after a judge found media reports of unethical and profit-driven promotion of an experimental procedure were substantially true.

The corporate cop has cancelled the financial services licence of MWL Financial and banned its director for 10 years for allegedly directing more than 750 clients to invest a combined $155 million into Keystone's failed Shield Master Fund.

A judge has signed off on Westpac's $130 million settlement in a class action over flexible commissions paid to car dealers, bringing to an end three cases brought by Maurice Blackburn against lenders.