DLA Piper

A judge has slapped payday lenders BSF, Cigno and their directors with a combined $7 million in penalties for engaging in unlicensed credit activity, finding a lower penalty was appropriate given they had relied on legal advice from Piper Alderman.

Global infrastructure manager Palisade Investments has scooped up a battery energy storage system under construction 50 kilometres from Adelaide, which has already secured a long-term tolling agreement with Origin Energy.

A 27-year old cricketer who will be permanently bound to a wheelchair has won a $15.2 million judgment against a local council over its failure to install pedestrian gates at a convenient location near the cricket grounds, with a judge finding this led to players routinely jumping a fence to exit. 

The law firm that's running a class action against the AFL on behalf of players who allegedly suffered on-field brain injuries has filed a new representative proceeding targeting 10 more clubs.

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.

An insurance expert with nearly 15 years of experience has joined Clyde & Co's partnership from DLA Piper.

A judge has dismissed objections to ASIC’s evidence ahead of a penalty hearing in its case against BSF Solutions, Cigno and two directors, saying they were “not entitled to save up any such complaint” until after the liability hearing.

A judge has ordered oil company Lighthouse to pay further security for costs in its $600 million case against the government of East Timor, a "hard fought contest" he said was unlikely to resolve ahead of trial.

Dentons has lured a construction and infrastructure law expert with over 20 years of experience from DLA Piper to its partnership.

Fashion retailer City Beach is challenging a $14 million penalty secured by the ACCC in the consumer regulator's first enforcement action for breaches of button battery safety standards.