Lendlease and Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills have resolved a lawsuit by a former partner that alleged he was effectively fired for complaints about the builder’s “aggressive taxation position”.
An appeals court has upheld a finding that a payment claim sent by email is payable by WNA Construction, finding the builder had not established that the email address was not valid or that the claim was “confusing”.
Multinational real estate services and investment giant CBRE will acquire privately-owned commercial real estate agency Burgess Rawson.
The South Australian government will inject $650 million to keep the struggling Whyalla Steelworks afloat until a buyer is found.
The Anglican Church’s Brisbane diocese can’t block the installation of ethanol tanks at a brewery adjoining the Francis Theological college, with a judge finding no “unacceptable risk” of explosion.
The Queensland Supreme Court has tossed a judicial review application by mining magnate Clive Palmer seeking a declaration that criminal proceedings against him should be thrown out as abuses of process.
In a blow for the plaintiffs in a long-running class action over the government’s live exports ban, a judge has found that no additional cattle would have been exported to Indonesia in 2012 and 2013 if the ban had not been in place.
The lead applicant in a failed class action against ex-NAB super trustee NULIS Nominees has lost his bid to stay a costs order of some $12.5 million pending an appeal.
A judge won’t dismiss a $328 million case brought against the government of East Timor by oil company Lighthouse Corporation despite a long history of delays and non-compliance with court orders.
A German bottling machine manufacturer has successfully opposed PepsiCo’s patent application for a filling system, after arguing the claims were obvious.