Law Firms

Uber is facing a class action investigation on behalf of women riders who have been subjected to assault, harassment or other misconduct by drivers.

A former senior associate at Wotton Kearney has brought a Fair Work case against the law firm, alleging he was unfairly dismissed from his role. 

Development Victoria has sued Lendlease over allegedly defective wharf structures at Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour Promenade, claiming worm infestation and deteriorating piles left parts of the waterfront unsafe and unfit for public use.

AkzoNobel is back in court after trial concluded in proceedings over the protective coating used on the Ichthys LNG project, claiming Japanese oil company Inpex's bid to have a double discount issues determined by the court could increase any damages owed by $1 billion. 

Warburg Pincus has increased its offer to acquire Ingenia Communities after AVID Property Group lobbed a competing offer that valued the holiday park operator at $3.2 billion.

Law firm Pinsent Masons has lured a Dentons partner to bolster its energy and infrastructure projects offering in Australia and Asia Pacific.

REA Group has been ordered to produce communications with Deloitte in a lawsuit over a promotional claim that rival real estate listings company Domain says is misleading.

IMB Bank will argue that a fintech's claims that the mutual bank breached its copyright by reverse engineering its customer relations management software is statute-barred, a court has heard.

Perth accounting firm NKH has defeated a claim brought by the granddaughter of Snap Printing founder Stan Watt, who alleged the firm failed to manage a conflict of interest while acting for her and her siblings during a family dispute.

A former state manager of HMC-owned property investor Payton Capital has appealed a finding that his disclosures about two investments were not a substantial or operative factor behind his dismissal.