Judges

A judge has remarked that the counsel fee rate guide is now 13 years out of date and no longer serves its purpose, in a ruling ordering $1.5 million in costs against Golden Eagle Property Group.

A judge has hit actress Rebel Wilson with a gag order in a lawsuit by 'The Deb' lead actress Charlotte MacInness over allegedly defamatory Instagram posts.

A developer can have recourse to $740,000 in security following building delays, with a judge finding that its contract with Rawcorp for the construction of a Coolangatta apartment complex created an unfettered right to call on the security. 

In a class action over alleged faulty plumbing pipes produced by Fletcher Building's Iplex, construction company BGC told a court Friday it had been overwhelmed by calls for repairs to the 7,000 Perth homes fitted with the pipes.

A judge has allowed an engineer to conduct invasive testing on 16 tennis courts in Western Sydney which a local council claims need to be replaced due to defects.

Macquarie Investment Management breached its obligations after its members invested $321 million in Keystone Asset Management's failed Shield fund, a court has found, but the super trustee will not pay a penalty.

A class action by property owners near a GrainCorp factory in rural Victoria has defeated the company's bid for security for costs, with a judge finding the orders would "stultify" the proceedings.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has been given the green light to pursue a consumer case alleging defunct online retailer Snaffle charged consumers inflated prices.

Dexus can question APAC's chair on the material relied on by the Melbourne Airport operator in issuing a default notice requiring the real estate asset manager to sell its stake, ahead of trial in a fight over the validity of the notice.

A director can't escape an oral examination by the liquidator of collapsed construction company Symich Building on medical grounds, with a judge saying the doctor who certified her as unfit seemed to misunderstand that examinations are “adversarial in nature”.