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Law firm Levitt Robinson has agreed to remove a series of Google ads promoting a class action against retirement home provider Aveo Group on behalf of residents over changes to the terms on which they could re-sell their units.
A former client is seeking damages of up to $130 million from HWL Ebsworth in a lawsuit accusing the law firm of giving negligent advice on a joint venture to develop land.
Homeowners in a Western Sydney suburb have filed a NSW Supreme Court class action against the local council, a developer and geotechnical engineers seeking compensation over homes they claim are sinking into the ground.
The director of building company Modscape has lost his bid to access Gadens’ advice concerning an allegedly false and malicious letter sent to the Victorian Building Authority that questioned his financial probity.
A former QC who is now a judge on the Victorian Supreme Court judge has been hit with costs following a ruling that he and a law firm acquired by Russell Kennedy provided negligent advice to a former client on a land purchase contract.
A shuttered upmarket cocktail bar in Sydney is seeking damages from its former landlord after the termination of its lease agreement during the COVID-19 pandemic forced it to close less than a year after opening its doors.
The children of one of Australia's wealthiest families are locked in a legal battle, with a judge preliminarily allowing the daughter to bring derivative proceedings against her brother for allegedly giving property developer Lendlease options to buy land owned by the trust for which she is a beneficiary for a “significant undervalue”.
The High Court has granted special leave in a test case by the Australian Taxation Office concerning the effectiveness of disclaimers by trust beneficiaries giving up entitlements to trust income and any associated tax obligations.
Australian investment management group Fortius Funds Management has taken retail giant The Just Group to court seeking millions of dollars in allegedly unpaid rent for four stores in Sydney's MidCity Shopping Centre.
Insurance giant QBE Insurance Australia has launched a COVID-19 business interruption test case in the Federal Court, following a landmark loss for insurers in the NSW Court of Appeal that could cost them $10 billion.