Opposition leader Peter Dutton has questioned a costs agreement between refugee activist Shane Bazzi and his solicitors in a defamation dispute, raising the possibility that “sham bills” may have been provided to the court to assess the costs to which Bazzi is entitled for his successful appeal.
Singapore-based real estate investment firm ZACD Group has filed a lawsuit seeking to recoup $21.3 million from defunct property group iProsperity and its missing founder Michael Gu, who fled the country in 2020 amid findings the company misappropriated millions in investor funds.
The union representing McDonald’s workers has lodged a new case against the fast food giant over unpaid rest breaks for more than 250,000 current and former staff across the country.
WA premier Mark McGowan has won the legal costs of running his defamation cross-claim against businessman Clive Palmer after a judge learned McGowan made a walk-away settlement offer in December last year.
A shareholder class action against Ernst & Young over its alleged inflation of assets owned by sandalwood producer Quintis has argued the accounting firm should be allowed only one expert witness, who should collaborate with a competing expert chosen by the investors.
The liquidator of Fogo Brazilia has lost a bid for a gross sum costs order against the restaurant chain, after a judge found that legal representatives Piper Alderman did not appear to appropriately delegate, with hours of grunt work performed by a partner at the firm.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will not oppose Google’s $7.6 billion bid for cybersecurity firm Mandiant, the second-largest acquisition in the company’s history.
Two former executives at Fuji Xerox’s Australian unit have settled a lawsuit over their roles in a $450 million accounting scandal that has also ensnared auditor Ernst & Young.
The Fair Work Ombudsman has taken the University of Melbourne to court, alleging it took adverse action against two casual academics to prevent them from claiming payment for work performed outside of their contracted hours.
US animal health giant Zoetis has offered to shed assets to win competition clearance for its proposed takeover of NSW-based pet drug maker Jurox.