Police will not lay charges over an email sent to Slater & Gordon staff that leaked employees’ pay details, the plaintiff firm said Thursday.
The High Court has granted special leave applications by labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, seeking to toss their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.
A judge has stayed engineering firm Clough’s $54 million cross-claim against its former joint venture partner on the EnergyConnect transmission project, Elecnor, saying the claim must be sent to arbitration.
Brookfield has shed 23.2 per cent of the stapled securities in major coal exporter Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure, but remains the major shareholder, retaining a 26.25 per cent interest in the venture.
An appeals court has dismissed a law firm’s challenge to a ruling that cut $1.14 million of its fees from a settled class action against retirement home operator Aveo, noting the “inordinate delay” in preparing key evidence. The class action, launched in September 2017 on behalf of residents at Aveo’s retirement villages, settled for $11…
After an extensive investigation, the federal corruption watchdog on Thursday cleared the government’s $2.5 million settlement with former Liberal staffer Brittany Higgins of allegations of improper influence.
The High Court has agreed to hear the ATO’s bid to reverse landmark ruling that found an unpaid present entitlement to a corporate beneficiary is not a loan under tax law, a decision that affects $50 billion in trust distributions. The Tax Office won special leave from the High Court on Thursday, as it seeks…
The High Court has agreed to review a ruling that found India was immune from a suit seeking to enforce a $111.3 million arbitral award because it did not involve a ‘commercial’ matter.
The ACCC will not oppose Allianz Australia’s plan to acquire the personal insurance business of the RAA after finding the transaction, which is part of a $642 million deal, does not pose a substantial threat to competition in the South Australian market. Insurance giant Allianz announced the $642 million deal with the Royal Automobile Association…
Griffith University has signed an enforceable undertaking to backpay $8.34 million in wages, interest and superannuation to 5,457 staff who were underpaid over a nine-year period.