Industries

Sydney's St Vincent’s Hospital says the doctor leading a class action over alleged unpaid overtime can't bring the case because she did not file overtime claims.

Four directors of regional airline Rex are set to decide this week whether they will remain silent in the face of allegations by the corporate regulator that they misled investors about the company’s financial position. 

Two Credit Suisse funds and UBS on Monday lost a battle to shield documents in sprawling litigation over the collapse of trade financier Greensill, failing in their arguments that production of the material ran afoul of Swiss and Luxembourg law.

A case launched by the directors of the defunct Melbourne Rebels against the club's administrators, which sought to avoid liability for players' PAYG tax, has been discontinued.

Danish glassware brand Bodum has lost its intellectual propety suit against Maxwell & Williams, despite a court finding the homewares company's coffee glasses were a “conscious imitation” of Bodum's products. 

A case by a concert pianist whose performance was cancelled after public remarks about Israel’s conduct in Gaza will clarify whether organisations can contract out of discrimination protections, a trial has heard.

Lander & Rogers has elevated 10 senior lawyers to the partnership ranks, including five in the law firm's insurance and litigation team.

A unit of developer Heworth has lost its bid to set aside a notice to produce served by Transport for NSW in relation to its claim for compensation over the compulsory acquisition of the Balmain Leagues Club site.

Receivers appointed in proceedings against Falcon Capital, the firm behind the First Guardian Master Fund, have won orders to sell a $9 million Hawthorn property owned by the company's director.

Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance, which boasts one of the leading projects and energy transition teams in the UK, is deepening its expertise in Australia, hiring a lawyer from HSF Kramer to build an environment and planning team.