SBA Law

Software company Dubber has failed in a bid to stay its case against BDO Audit pending the outcome of ASIC's action against the auditor, with a judge ordering discovery to proceed before the litigation is put on ice.

More parties have joined the land acquisition compensation dispute between Victoria and the joint venture owners of Pakenham Place Shopping Centre, a court heard Thursday.

The Supreme Court of Victoria has agreed to transfer a case against the former CEO of ASX-listed software company Dubber and its solicitor to the Federal Court, to be heard alongside a case against auditor BDO and civil penalty proceedings by ASIC.

Auditor BDO has asked the court to stay ASX-listed software company Dubber’s negligence suit over $26.6 million in alleged missing funds while a parallel case by ASIC over alleged false and misleading financial reports is on foot.

Rejecting Victoria's bid for a quick win in a case by Pakenham Place Shopping Centre over the development of a new hospital in Melbourne's southeast, a judge has warned against "last-resort" summary dismissal applications.

Ex-South Australian senator and self-proclaimed transparency warrior Rex Patrick has been hit with a higher maximum costs order in his case seeking documents about the $12 billion Snowy 2.0 renewables project.

The husband of former Real Housewives of Melbourne star Venus Behbahani-Clark has told a court that his sister-in-law "happily" signed a deed giving his wife a $2 million Toorak townhouse.

A former star of Real Housewives of Melbourne has denied altering text messages in a case alleging her sister gave her a $2 million Toorak townhouse in return for relinquishing her stake in a music production business.

A feud between a reality TV star and her sister over a $2 million Toorak townhouse is playing out in court, with a judge hearing the sisters sealed a deed of gift over the apartment with their fingerprints.

Snowy Hydro has been joined to former senator and self-styled 'transparency warrior' Rex Patrick's case seeking documents on the $12 billion Snowy 2.0 renewables project.