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Transurban hit with class action over ‘unreasonable’ admin fees
Toll road operator Transurban faces a class action alleging it charge Queensland road users "unreasonable" administrative fees on unpaid tolls.
Resort villa owners to file strike out bid of Clive Palmer lawsuit
Villa owners of the ill-fated Palmer Coolum Resort have flagged an impending strike out bid of a lawsuit brought by Clive Palmer, in which the mining magnate seeks to prevent the owners supporting a separate class action against him.
Seqwater appeals 50 percent damages ruling in Queensland floods class action
Dam operator Seqwater is challenging a decision that put it on the hook for 50 per cent of any damages payouts to thousands of members of a long-running class action over the 2011 floods that destroyed 2,000 Queensland homes.
Border closure case pushed off as expert helps Victoria with second coronavirus wave
A judge overseeing mining magnate Clive Palmer's challenge to border closures by Western Australia and Queensland has delayed a hearing in the case for two weeks as WA's expert responds to an urgent call for help from Victoria, which has seen a record surge in coronavirus cases.
Queensland Nickel liquidators appeal $100M loss in case against Clive Palmer
The liquidators of Clive Palmer's Queensland Nickel are appealing a win for the billionaire in their case over the collapse of the refinery in 2016, which centred on $102 million in loans allegedly paid by Queensland Nickel to Palmer's Mineralogy.
Landmark lawsuit filed against Clive Palmer’s Galilee Coal Mine over climate change concerns
A group of Queensland youths and rural landowners are suing Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal for alleged human rights breaches over concerns the company's Galilee Coal project may fuel dangerous climate change that puts their futures at risk.
Court tosses appeal seeking to drag Shine Lawyers into negligence lawsuit
Shine Lawyers and barrister David Turner have once again dodged a negligence lawsuit over advice given about a $630,000 contractual dispute, with an appeals court upholding an earlier decision dismissing a bid to join the two parties.
‘Fanciful’: Judge tosses Queensland taxi drivers claim for losses caused by Uber
A group of Queensland taxi drivers has lost the bulk of a lawsuit seeking compensation from the state government for losses allegedly caused by ride sharing services like Uber, with a court dismissing the drivers' claims as "fanciful".
Damages hearing in Queensland floods class action to go ahead despite appeal
A hearing to determine damages in the Queensland floods class action will proceed next week despite an appeal brought by the two dam operators that were found liable for the 2011 floods in the state that destroyed 2,000 homes.
Funding blocked in Clive Palmer class action until appeal heard
Funding for a class action over the troubled Coolum Palmer Resort has been temporarily blocked while a company owned by Clive Palmer appeals a judgment in a separate lawsuit lodged by the billionaire to thwart the class action.