Mallesons

Insolvency firm Cor Cordis says its ex-chair’s claims that it "confected" reductions to its work in progress to avoid paying his full retirement entitlements should be struck out.

Victoria’s State Revenue Office has lost its challenge to a decision for shopping centre landlord Vicinity Funds, which quashed a $82.5 million stamp duty assessment on land occupied by Myer and the Lonsdale St Emporium.

A judge has approved a $67 million settlement in a class action against QSuper but has trimmed the payout for the litigation funder, criticising it for a "brazen and unjustified" deduction that was dropped during the hearing.

Zip Co has reached an agreement to acquire the 'Zip' trade mark from non-bank lender Firstmac, after the High Court rejected its honest concurrent use defence last week.

Former NAB super fund trustee NULIS Nominees was able to charge $165 million in fees for paying adviser commissions after conflicted remuneration was banned in 2016, an appeals court has ruled. 

A class action against United Petroleum by franchisees alleging they were forced to run loss-making Pie Face stores has found two funders to bankroll the case, one of which is based in Hong Kong.

Maurice Blackburn wants a 35 per cent cut of any settlement in a class action against the operator of sports betting sites Ladbrokes and Neds -- 2 per cent higher than a group costs order in a similar case against Sportsbet -- telling the court there was likely to be a "smaller pie".

Zip Co will have to rebrand after losing a challenge to non-bank lender Firstmac’s ‘Zip’ trade mark, with the High Court finding the honest concurrent use is to be judged by the standards of “ordinary, decent people”, not a subjective “Robin Hood” test. 

A class action that failed to prove 3A Composites and Halifax Vogel misled consumers about alleged flammable Alucobond cladding wants to notify group members they may be able to bring claims in Germany.

The owner of Darwin Port, Landbridge Group, has brought arbitration proceedings against the Australian government following threats that it will force the Chinese firm to sell the port.