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An appeals court has declined to revive a negligence case against a solicitor accused by a former client of failing to advise him on key clauses in a rescinded $1.7 million sale contract.
The judge overseeing an NRL player's case alleging he was forced to wrestle 30 teammates as punishment has expressed concerns the court was “misled” by his lawyers about efforts to procure evidence from other players.
The judge hearing ASIC’s case against super fund Cbus has criticised the practice of exchanging concise statements and responses, saying it was a “false economy” of time and cost savings.
An NRL player who is suing the Bulldogs for mental harm after he was allegedly forced to wrestle 30 other players as punishment must hand over correspondence between his solicitor and doctor.
An appeals court has upheld a finding that an unsuccessful class action over the Carwoola bushfire was not entitled to recovery from the insurers of the plumbing company that sparked the blaze.
The lead applicant in an unsuccessful class action over the Carwoola bushfire has avoided indemnity costs sought by insurer CGU and has won a 40 per cent reduction in the amount of legal costs it will have to cover for the defendant.
Lex Greensill will need to pay tax on $58 million in capital gains, after losing a challenge to a tax assessment which included non-Australian gains from the sale of Greensill shares distributed to the founder of the collapsed collapsed UK-based supply-chain finance firm.
Melbourne-based fintech ISignthis and its directors are facing a possible shareholder class action over a December profit downgrade.
A Sydney-based law firm is planning to file a cross-claim seeking legal costs from five former clients it represented in an employment lawsuit against Westpac, who are accusing the firm of negligence in rejecting a $4.45 million settlement offer.
Australian luxury watch retailer Watches of Switzerland has lost a bid to strike out Transport for NSW's defences in a case seeking damages for the ongoing construction of the light rail project in Sydney's CBD.