Lander & Rogers

Industry standards group Meat & Livestock Australia can bring a cross-claim for indemnity against the Agricultural Business Research Institute while defending a case alleging it infringed a patent for inferring bovine gene traits.

Meridian Lawyers has nabbed an insurance litigator from Lander & Rogers who has worked on combustible cladding matters to co-head its professional and financial risk group. 

Former West Coast Eagles player Daniel Venables' case against two doctors and a neurologist has been struck out, with a judge finding he had failed to adequately plead a negligence case.

A surveyor who approved the use of combustible cladding on developments in Prahran, Brunswick East and Glen Iris has successfully challenged a disciplinary action that resulted in a suspension and $20,500 fine, with a tribunal finding he did his due diligence. 

Carlisle Homes has lost its bid to have a $3 million fee dispute with Lander & Rogers dealt with by the Costs Court, with a judge finding the court doesn't have jurisdiction over the matter. 

Lawyers for LBJ Developments have told a judge that its joint venture partners on a development at the former Lilydale quarry breached their obligations by failing to honour a contractual right to tender for quarry filling works at the site.

Auditing firm Auditeo is accused of serious failures in the latest action by the corporate regulator over the collapse of the First Guardian investment fund. 

The internet safety watchdog has taken messaging service Telegram to court for allegedly failing to detect and remove pro-terror material from its platform.

Real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield has settled a suit by a former managing director who alleged he was unfairly terminated to prevent him from keeping a $1.5 million sign-on bonus. 

Real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield has settled a suit by a former managing director who alleged he was unfairly terminated to prevent him from keeping a $1.5 million sign-on bonus.