Cybercrime detectives have arrested a suspect in their probe of a major data breach of the NSW online court system that exposed thousands of sensitive files.
A judge has struck out a circular and confusing group definition in an emissions cheat class action against Mercedes-Benz, but has given the class action the chance to replead.
Two barristers have been reprimanded for an offensive notice posted in the lifts of a Melbourne chambers, in an incident a judge said showed a “serious lapse” in judgment.
A judge has approved a $180 million settlement in a stolen wages class action but has criticised the plaintiff’s law firm for the costs incurred in the case and raised doubts about the value of litigation funding.
A judge has adjourned a creditor’s winding up application against Perth-based green hydrogen company Infinite Green Energy, finding the delay could lead to a better outcome for creditors.
A court has ordered builder Kuatro Build to pay concrete subcontractor Elite Formwork more than $500,000 in progress payments for work on a Sydney development, finding no error in an adjudicator’s determination.
A judge has found that Queensland-based mining equipment company Qteq and its chairman engaged in cartel conduct, including attempting to rig a multi-million dollar tender.
A barrister who sent rude and intimidating emails to a domestic violence victim has been reprimanded.
Paladin Energy has been hit with a shareholder class action over alleged misleading disclosures to the market about expected production at its flagship uranium mine in Namibia.
Embattled casino operator The Star says a trial in AUSTRAC’s case should not be delayed until the finalisation of a $300 million buyout offer from Balley’s, as suggested by the financial crimes watchdog.