Gilbert + Tobin

The Full Court has granted a cross-appeal by crypto currency provider Block Earner, finding its did not need a financial services licence because its crypto product is not a financial product.

A judge has agreed to delay a trial by five months in a group of cases over supply chain finance company Greensill’s $1.7 billion collapse, over the vehement protests of the firm's administrator.

Westpac is arguing timelines prepared by law firm Allens are privileged and should not be handed over in a shareholder class action over its alleged lax compliance with anti-money laundering laws.

Hastie's special purpose liquidators have won court approval to enter into a further funding agreement as it pursues cases against Hall & Wilcox, which previously represented the collapsed engineering firm.

An appeals court has dismissed a competition case by Mayfield Development against NSW Ports over agreements to privatise two ports, finding that derivative Crown immunity applied to the port authority.

Domain has announced it will recommend shareholders vote to approve a takeover by US real estate company CoStar that values the real estate listing site at $2.8 billion.

A court bid to bar reburial of the remains of 108 Indigenous people, including the oldest known human remains found in Australia, has been dismissed.

CityLink plans to appeal a February decision that found it overcharged Eastlink operator ConnectEast for roaming fees to allow users to use both toll roads on one account.

Former directors of New Century have won a dispute over a due diligence report prepared by Gilbert + Tobin in their litigation centred on royalty payments from a zinc mine in north-west Queensland.

Australian building materials giant James Hardie will acquire US-based home decking provider AZEK in a nearly $14 billion merger.