Law Firms

Aristocrat has lost its bid to question class action members about whether they have a gambling problem ahead of mediation, with a judge saying it called for “self-diagnosis” and would not yield reliable results.

Shinetec, the Australian arm of China’s Shanxi Construction Investment Group, has won orders restraining the developer of an abandoned $185 million project in NSW from accessing $48 million paid to it by Bank of China.

Melbourne developer SK Developments has won freezing orders against a builder, with a judge finding there was a danger that a $1.98 million judgment could be avoided. 

The corporate regulator has appealed a Federal Court decision that rejected part of its case against HCF Life Insurance over a pre-existing condition term in its policies that was found to be misleading but not unfair.

A 2Day FM host behind a prank call to the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was staying in 2012 alleges he was “hung out to dry” by the radio network after a nurse’s death by suicide.

Class action filings are set to reach a historic high by the end of 2025 thanks to 19 almost identical class actions brought by junior doctors, according to a new report. Interestingly, shareholder claims are on the rebound.

Retirement village operator Lifestyle Communities has foreshadowed an appeal after a tribunal ruled that exit fees charged to departing residents were void.

A SkyCity shareholder is seeking leave to launch a case against former executives and directors for their alleged role in the mismanagement of the casino's money laundering risk, which last year resulted in a $67 million penalty.

HWL Ebsworth has acquired Adelaide law firm Botten Levinson Lawyers, boosting the firm's environment and development law offering in the region.

In the third decision approving an unaltered group costs order at the resolution of a class action, a judge has OK'd an $85 million settlement by ANZ, representing a $21 million payday for Maurice Blackburn.