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A Melbourne lawyer “driven by his own greed and ego” should be struck from the roll for at least nine years for grossly overcharged his clients and being “professionally dishonourable, blatantly dishonest and deceitful”, VCAT has found.
A judge has flagged the “regrettable” prospect of further litigation in relation the estate of Melbourne businessman Frank Cassar, following a finding that Cassar’s will was forged in a conspiracy by his widow, daughter and son who feared losing his multimillion-dollar business empire after his death.
A Melbourne-based barristers' clerk has filed a lawsuit alleging her employment was terminated after she asked to work from home to manage her disability and was absent from work due to COVID-19 complications.
Construction giant Hutchinson has succeeded in bringing claims against a related entity of a Port Melbourne property developer over a $153 million project after alleging the developer was a "company of straw" that had no assets.
The Victorian government has elevated a female judge to the role of president of the state's Court of Appeal, marking the first time a woman has been appointed to the position in the court’s history.
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has released details of its allegations against embattled property developer Sasha Hopkins, who is the subject of several freezing orders won by the regulator earlier this month.
A judge has revived a long-running suit against the Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union and Victorian state secretary John Setka, granting the plaintiffs leave to appeal orders dismissing the case and file an eighth iteration of their pleadings against the union over the infamous Pentridge building site.
A judge has criticised the Andrews government for withholding information about the alleged transmission of COVID-19 to a security guard working in hotel quarantine in a class action claiming lapses in the program caused Victorian businesses to suffer losses.
A former solicitor at the Victorian state revenue office who was dismissed after alleged sexual harassment and “scandalous staring” has won his appeal in a defamation case against the Victorian government, with the case being sent to a judge for trial.
Nick Scali has been ordered to refund a disgruntled customer $1,600 for a white leather chair that discoloured mere months after use.