A judge has dismissed a class action applicant’s claim that he was underpaid as a University of Sydney postgraduate student, but left for another day the question of whether the court should also make orders binding group members.
Johns Lyng Group confirmed Wednesday it had received a takeover offer from Pacific Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum and has granted the private equity firm an exclusivity period to undergo due diligence.
Ashurst and King & Wood Mallesons are working behind the scenes on the proposed union of long-time partners Brickworks and investment house Washington H. Soul Pattinson, a merger that shows capital markets are ready to back big deals, one lead lawyer says.
Fletcher Building has confirmed it has received inquiries from prospective buyers of its businesses, including its construction division.
A former Turner Freeman client is seeking to appeal a District Court decision summarily dismissing his professional negligence case against the firm and a silk over a dispute with an owners corporation.
Lendlease and tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills have reached a settlement in a case by solicitor and accountant Anthony Watson, which accused the builder of taking an “aggressive” position on its taxes.
US-based mens magazine publisher Maxim has accused a former Australian licensee of taking a “cavalier” approach to a proceeding alleging “uncontrolled use” of its intellectual property.
The boss of defunct stockbroking firm BBY has been hit with criminal charges over the acquisition of $192 million shares in mining company Aquila Resources.
A Melbourne-based business and law professor has sued Arnold Bloch Leibler, alleging the firm gave him bad tax advice and failed to advise that he could have avoided paying Australian income tax on an inheritance from his late father, a prominent Indonesian businessman.
An appeals court has dismissed the corporate regulator’s “logically inconsistent” appeal against a landmark decision that found insurer Auto & General did not include an unfair term in its contracts.