Contracts

Litigation funder ILP, which has sought an injunction to stop tech investor CPC from terminating their agreement for failure to pay legal fees in its patent case against Apple, has rejected claims it is "hedging its bets".

A court has ruled that Canadian investor Franco-Nevada is entitled to mining royalty payments agreed to with a unit of mining company Arrium before its collapse, despite the company's failure to lodge a proof of debt. 

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.

Property developer Castleway has succeeded in its challenge to a ruling limiting its payment entitlements under a development agreement with TPC Group.

The former chair of Cor Cordis has sued the insolvency firm, claiming it passed resolutions in “bad faith” that reduced the value of its work in progress from $23 million to $12.7 million to avoid paying out his proper retirement entitlements. 

Allied Pinnacle has partially succeeded in its fight over a commercial lease in Western Sydney, with a judge finding the baked goods supplier did not have to remove its fit out at the conclusion of its lease, but did have to repaint the external walls.

Qantas has brought a strike-out application in a class action on behalf of hundreds of thousands of customers who allegedly never received refunds after their flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Litigation funder ILP has brought action against an investment firm over the company's contention that it breached an agreement to finance a patent case against Apple, describing the dispute as an attempt by law firm Gilbert + Tobin to claw back almost $1 million in fees. 

A court has found that Moolarben Coal waived privilege over legal advice given by a Sydney silk in the course of a warranty dispute over a Komatsu haul truck that caught fire.

HVAC specialist Ellair Solutions has sued builder Taylor Construction Group after it allegedly placed works on a four-storey car salesroom in Croydon on hold in 2018.