Retirement village operator Lifestyle Communities has secured a reprieve from a ruling that found its exit fee policy was unenforceable, but has said it won’t spend the funds it collects while the stay is in place.
Russell Kennedy has lured a partner from Mills Oakley to join its Sydney commercial litigation and dispute resolution practice.
Retirement village operator Lifestyle Communities has foreshadowed an appeal after a tribunal ruled that exit fees charged to departing residents were void.
Russell Kennedy has bolstered its property practice, luring lawyers from Johnson Winter Slattery and Colin Biggers Paisley.
A former chief of staff to senator Linda Reynolds has launched action against the Commonwealth after she became a key figure in Bruce Lehrmann’s civil trial over Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations.
Sydney hospitality mogul Justin Hemmes has prevailed in a trade mark stoush with Brisbane restaurant Establishment 203.
Brisbane restaurant Establishment 203 has hit back at a trade mark suit brought by Sydney hospitality mogul Justin Hemmes, telling a court that his ‘Establishment’ trade mark should be canceled.
Sydney hospitality mogul Justin Hemmes has sued a Brisbane restaurant, Establishment 203, claiming it has breached its ‘Establishment’ trade mark and failed to carry out any searches before opening its business under the name.
Investors in an apartment development in Melbourne have brought a class action against the responsible managers for two managed investment schemes, alleging their funds were misused.
A judge has revived a long-running suit against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and Victorian state secretary John Setka, granting the plaintiffs leave to appeal orders dismissing the case and file an eighth iteration of their pleadings against the union over the infamous Pentridge building site.