The NSW gaming regulator has suspended the Star Entertainment Group’s casino license and handed it a $100 million fine after uncovering anti-money laundering breaches and “inherently deceptive” misconduct.
A $13 million commission sought by the funder that bankrolled the Opal Tower class action is stalling settlement approval, as debate continues over whether the funder can recoup the costs of after-the-event insurance from group members.
The $16 billion WestConnex construction in Sydney that has allegedly damaged the properties of tens of thousands of home owners is the target of a new class action investigation.
The NSW gaming regulator has found Star Entertainment is unfit to hold a casino licence and has threatened disciplinary action after uncovering anti-money laundering breaches and “inherently deceptive” misconduct.
A judge has ordered Scenic Cruises to pay just over $10 million to travellers who were promised a “once in a lifetime cruise along the grand waterways of Europe” but were instead forced to take the bus from city to city.
ClubsNSW has lost a bid to keep its contempt of court case against whistleblower Troy Stolz and YouTuber Jordan Shanks secret, with a judge finding “the interests of open justice are paramount”.
Bannister Law principal Charles Bannister has been hit with a lawsuit by a former office manager who alleges she was made to work while on leave following a workplace injury.
A judge has ruled that oil company Inpex can call on a $467 million bank guarantee in its contract battle with Korean shipbuilder Daewoo over the contentious Ichthys LNG project off the coast of Western Australia.
A judge has ruled that separate breaches of statutory building warranties do not create individual causes of action, in a win for an owners corporation bringing claims against the builder of an allegedly defective Haymarket apartment building.
An appeals court has rejected a bid to challenge a decision forcing an unnamed litigation funder to give $415,000 in security for the NSW government’s defence costs in a class action alleging the fraudulent acquisition of land for the construction of the $16 billion WestConnex tunnel.