Uber wants the High Court to weigh in on its dispute with the NSW State Revenue Office over five years of payroll tax, after an appeals court found payments made to drivers were taxable.
Ray White has secured a stay of examinations of its employees, as a creditor of FSM Development investigates claims the real estate agency’s loan agreement with the collapsed Sydney developer was uncommercial.
A judge has recused himself from hearing a ‘sham contracting’ case against Uber because he previously represented the rideshare giant in four similar matters when he was a barrister.
Insurers Bond & Credit Company and Tokio Marine can’t eyeball advice given by Ashurst to lender White Oak in a dispute over the collapse of supply chain finance company Greensill.
With artificial intelligence levelling the playing field, the Big 8 are facing increasing competitive pressure from large firms, which are pursuing an aggressive growth strategy and have outpaced them in demand and profitability over the last financial year, a report has found.
Lender White Oak has argued it can shield an email that repeats legal advice from Ashurst that was accidentally disclosed to insurers Bond & Credit Company and Tokio Marine, which it has sued over the collapse of supply chain finance company Greensill.
A judge overseeing a class action on behalf of 300,000 allegedly underpaid McDonald’s workers wants to know the monetary value of the claims, while also questioning why the initial trial in the complex case is set to run for 35 days.
Online trader Plus500 is seeking to stay a class action on behalf of investors who lost money trading in highly leveraged financial products, telling a court the applicant signed an agreement forcing the dispute into arbitration.
Mach Energy has filed an application with the High Court seeking to overturn an activist group’s win in a case over the extension of the Mount Pleasant coal mine, arguing climate impacts were not a mandatory consideration for the approval.
A junior Ashurst lawyer’s failure to register a drug wholesaler’s $51 million security interest over a group of Infinity pharmacies was inadvertent, a judge has found in granting a bid to extend the deadline for registration.