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Gadens wins privilege fight over ‘malicious’ letter to building regulator
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.
Former QC, now judge hit with costs in negligent advice case
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.
COVID-19 lease cancellation test case filed by Sydney bar
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.
‘Undervalued’ Lendlease land purchase roils one of Australia’s richest families
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”.
High Court to hear ATO test case over trust income disclaimers
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.
Solomon Lew’s retail giant The Just Group sued for $3.4M in unpaid rent
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.
QBE Insurance files COVID-19 business interruption test case
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.
REA Group blocks trade mark bid by former Reserve Hotel director’s Real Estate Store
Global property giant REA Group has blocked a trade mark application by Real Estate Store, a new venture of a former director of Reserve Hotel Group, with IP Australia finding there was a "real and tangible danger" that consumers would think the companies were connected.
‘Millions of dollars of cash in bags’: Cryptocurrency trader wins lawsuit against fraudster
A cryptocurrency trader has won judgment of over $1.96 million in a NSW Supreme Court lawsuit against companies owned by a convicted fraudster over a deal involving "millions of dollars of cash in bags and suitcases" and a settlement that was reached and then ignored.
Judge won’t entertain defective defence argument in negligence case against K&L Gates
K&L Gates has fended off a mid-case bid for costs by former clients who are seeking $3 million in a negligence lawsuit and told a court on Wednesday they wasted money responding to a "defective defence" by the law firm.