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A cryptocurrency trader has won judgment of over $1.96 million in a NSW Supreme Court lawsuit against companies owned by a convicted fraudster over a deal involving "millions of dollars of cash in bags and suitcases" and a settlement that was reached and then ignored.
Clive Palmer and his company Mineralogy will have to press forward with their appeal of a judgment that found their lawsuit against Hong Kong-based CITIC was an abuse of process, after an appeals court dismissed the mining magnate's allegations of "sinister" conduct by CITIC.
The Victorian Government has been hit with a class action filed by residents of nine public housing towers who were locked down for two weeks at the start of the state's second COVID-19 wave in July last year.
Three units of Hong Kong private equity group Argonaut have successfully defended an appeal by former Atrum Coal director Russell Moran who was ordered to repay $6 million plus interest after defaulting on a loan he had "no capacity" to repay.
A judge has suggested hearing the long-running class action over the Opal Tower disaster as early as the first quarter of next year, as the court juggles three concurrent lawsuits and a slew of cross-claims over the doomed building.
Queensland-based RMS Construction and Engineering has been accused of refusing to allow staff to take meal breaks, threatening those who complained about excessive hours, and improperly altering timesheets in a new class action filed on behalf of disgruntled employees.
Family law solicitor Christopher Bowrey has been appointed to the Federal Circuit Court to replace the late Judge Guy Andrew on the bench in the court's Townsville, Queensland registry.
A Melbourne-based personal injury firm has been sued for negligence and breach of contract by a former client who says he was not properly advised about the consequences of a $77,500 settlement after being assaulted while working as a security guard.
The Victorian government has passed legislation allowing the state's courts to permanently retain digital hearings, electronic signing and remote witnessing, which were implemented last year as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Victorian public healthcare provider Peninsula Health has been hit with a class action brought by junior doctors who claim they were deliberately unpaid despite working a significant amount of overtime each week.