Job listings giant Seek has hit back at claims by Employment Hero that its decision to cut access to its platform was a breach of competition laws, saying the start-up has misused Seek’s data to launch a competing service.
Perth-based construction and mining contractor NRW Holdings will acquire engineering company Fredon Industries in a $200 million takeover bid.
Gilbert + Tobin has lured a litigation partner from Jones Day who specialises in bet-the-company litigation, including class actions.
An appeals court has dismissed BlueScope Steel’s challenge to a decision finding it engaged in attempted price-fixing and was on the hook for a record $57.5 million penalty.
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.
German investment firm Aurelius can add new claims in a dispute with explosives company Orica over a $180 million acquisition, but a judge has called out solicitors for both sides for filing material of “inordinate length” on an application concerning well-established law.
A court has dismissed a lift supplier’s appeal of a decision rejecting its claim of breach of confidence against a rival, including an “entirely unwarranted” attack on solicitors at Allens over the use of documents obtained by “internet-savvy” search techniques.
Engineering firm Clough Projects Australia is challenging a judge’s order staying its $54 million cross-claim against former Energy Connection joint venture partner Elecnor.
The administrators of the New South Wales Cyprus Community club can sell an inner Western Sydney property of “substantial value”, with a judge finding they are not subject to a condition under the Registered Clubs Act.
Five passengers who were forced off a Qatar Airways flight and strip searched at Doha International Airport have taken their case to the High Court after a finding that Qatar’s aviation authority was immune from the suit.