Thomsons

Thomsons has strengthened its banking and finance team with the appointment of a lawyer from Norton Rose Fulbright.

A judge has tossed developer ApyHome's appeal of the refusal of its plan for an 88-lot development in Lawrence, NSW, finding it would have an unacceptable impact on the local car ferry service.

A former GJ Gardner franchisee claims the company cannot pursue breach of contract claims against him because the home builder had the opportunity to pursue the claims in an earlier case.

Four Australian law firms are at the top of their game when it comes to advising on copyright matters, according to an inaugural global ranking by the World Trademark Review.

A former producer of Seven's Spotlight who gave evidence in Bruce Lehrmann's defamation case has lost his bid to remove Thompsons as the solicitor for News Corp in his defamation and racial discrimination suit against the publisher.

Russell Kennedy has lured planning and environment lawyer Craig Tidemann from Thomsons to join the firm's partnership in its Sydney office.

An appeals court has ruled that Heran Group's York Property can call on $6.4 million in bank guarantees in its dispute with builder Tomkins, which alleges that a $17.5 million payment certificate issued under a contract to build a 119-Gold Coast residential tower was not authorised.

Westpac has filed court proceedings in a dispute against its online broker, Australian Investment Exchange, over whether the bank validly terminated their services agreement, which is set to expire at the end of the month. 

Beauty brand McPherson's and its former boss are challenging the regulator's win in a case over disclosures related to sales forecasts for the company's Dr LeWinn's skincare range.

A judge has rejected former Spotlight producer Taylor Auerbach's bid to restrain Federal Court Justice Michael Lee from making further public comments about the Bruce Lehrmann defamation case, after the judge spoke about the case in an interview with reporter Joe Aston.