Law Firms

After getting the nod from a judge, the trustee for the Dexus bloc of shareholders in airport operator APAC has lodged an appeal of a finding that it committed a material and irremediable breach of the owners' deed.

Property manager Fortius has lost its bid to bring negligence claims under NSW's Design and Building Practitioners Act against certifier City Plan Services in defects litigation over the One Central Park development in Sydney.

A former partner of private equity firm Potentia Capital has filed a lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully denied $3.6 million in benefits from two funds as punishment for whistleblower disclosures. 

Women who work for Fortescue Mining face systemic sexual harassment, gender discrimination and hostile workplace environments, according to a new class action, the third against a mining giant.

Super trustee Diversa has denied it is liable for $300 million in alleged investor losses after it made the First Guardian Master Fund available on its platform, pointing the finger at responsible entity Falcon Capital, its directors and ASX-listed promoter Praemium.

A shareholder class action has won access to reports by FTI Consulting and KPMG that were commissioned by water remediation company Phoslock, with a judge finding they were not created for the dominant purpose of providing legal advice.

US-based haircare company Amika has taken Kmart and Target to court for allegedly selling knockoff versions of its products. 

Engineering services firm Worley has taken last month's landmark loss in a shareholder class action to the High Court, challenging the Full Federal Court's embrace of market-based causation and its adoption of the facilitation principle.

Australian firms will continue to join forces with firms in the United States in a bid for higher partner profits and in response to client demand for a one-firm, multi-location service, an expert has predicted.

A judge has declined to grant an injunction to stop Southern Cross Gold unit Clonbinane Goldfield from commencing works on its Sunday Creek exploration tunnel project until a challenge to the government’s approval is resolved.