Mills Oakley

An appeal against a ruling that the developer of a $55M Sunshine Coast residential complex could not set off a liquidated damages claim against builder Tomkins' pre-completion payment claim has been thrown out.

After running a successful campaign to remove three board members, major Keybridge shareholder WAM Active has convinced a court to end the investment company's administration after it provided a letter of comfort and offer to fund its debts.

The engineering company behind the world-first Kwinana energy transformation hub in WA has lost a bid to strike out fraud claims from a case by the CFMEU over an enterprise agreement covering maintenance workers.

Sydney City Council has been ordered by a court to produce documents in a legal battle with a property developer seeking to convert a Paddington boarding house into luxury residences.

Mills Oakley has hired two new partners for its financial services and national property teams.

Advisory firm Perpetual has lost its bid for an injunction against a former senior advisor after 22 of his long-time clients tried to follow him to a rival firm. 

Australian gaming YouTuber Karl Jobst has been ordered to pay $350,000 in damages to US Donkey Kong champion Billy Mitchell over comments implying that he “hounded” another YouTuber to death. 

A judge has found that three directors at ASX-listed investment firm Keybridge Capital were validly removed and replaced at a meeting last month.