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HWL Ebsworth has lost its bid to summarily dismiss a former partner’s case alleging the firm unlawfully discriminated against him on the basis of age when it expelled him from the partnership.
ASIC has won its case alleging health and beauty giant McPherson’s breached its continuous disclosure obligations and engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct by failing to update the market sooner about declining sales forecasts for its Dr LeWinn's skincare line.
An appeals court has held that former INXS manager Maria-Christina Copinger-Symes, whose father was part of a wealthy shipping dynasty, cannot withdraw concessions made by her senior counsel in her claim over her father’s estate.
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The developer behind the rebranding of the Seasons of Perth hotel wants the High Court to weigh in on Western Australia's security of payment laws, in a case it says goes to the heart of the biggest issue confronting Australia's administrative law.
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A judge has declined to block a solicitor from representing that a new conveyancing firm, which aims to help real estate agents comply with AML/CTF obligations by holding property deposits, is operating an illegal business model.
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The failed construction business of Allmine Group's Arccon was not insolvent when it paid $7 million in tax liabilities, despite signs of financial distress, a judge has found, dismissing a case by a liquidator's assignee against the tax office.
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Holding Redlich has hired four Melbourne-based lawyers from HWL Ebsworth, including two partners, to bolster its construction team.
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Fitout company Reward Group has lost its challenge to a payment claim adjudication by a subcontractor for refurbishment work on Sydney's luxury Sofitel Wentworth Hotel.
Former Keystone Asset Management director and developer Paul Chiodo is accused of raising more than $1.5 million from unwitting investors for a purported property fund that was secretly used to cover his legal fees in ASIC's enforcement action.
A court has upheld a panel’s determination of the fees payable by media mogul Bruce Gordon’s company Birketu to his former lawyers, following an eight-year dispute.