A former client is seeking damages of up to $130 million from HWL Ebsworth in a lawsuit accusing the law firm of giving negligent advice on a joint venture to develop land.
A judge has gutted a defence and counterclaim filed by the biggest unitholder in investment fund Vale in a battle with a litigation funder and liquidators over agreements to join two class actions against S&P Capital, a fight that threatened to hold up one of the class actions.
Plaintiffs in a class action against Advanta Seeds rejected a $10 million offer to settle the litigation, which was later dismissed by a judge.
Criminal charges have been laid against the auditor of stockbroker Halifax Investment Services, whose 2008 collapse left around $200 million in client funds trapped, in the first criminal charges brought over auditing services in Australia.
Decorated war veteran Ben Roberts-Smith is owed record aggravated damages from Fairfax for publishing allegations of war crimes that it knew was false and decimating his reputation, a court has heard.
The best piece of career advice barrister Dion Fahey ever got had nothing to do with getting ahead.
A shareholder’s attempt to reverse a $3.15 million share acquisition by the managing director of construction giant Consolidated Builders Ltd has been dismissed by a judge, despite finding the case had “a reasonable probability of success”.
Perhaps the only thing that barrister William Edwards could show more enthusiasm for than the law — and class actions — is his beloved Richmond Tigers, and just like his favourite football team Edwards is on a winning streak.
A class action has been filed on behalf of major retailers seeking compensation over a May 2020 incident on the MV APL England vessel which saw valuable goods en route to Australia damaged or lost overboard during rough weather.
Former soldiers driven by ‘corrosive jealousy’ of Ben Roberts-Smith plotted to take down the Victoria Cross recipient and were aided by “credulous journalists”, a court has heard.