Crown sued by iProsperity liquidators as part of efforts to recover $400M

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Crown Casino faces court action by the liquidators of iProsperity Group, seeking the return of $55 million in company funds they say were gambled away by its directors, two of which have since left Australia.

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Olympian sues sporting body for defamation over misconduct sanction

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A three-time Olympic figure skater has sued the NSW Ice Skating Association, alleging that a notice it circulated to members regarding a sexual misconduct finding and ban imposed by the US Centre for SafeSport was defamatory.

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Reject Shop says it shouldn’t be on hook for class action’s ‘basic legal error’

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The Reject Shop is fighting a class action’s bid to reconstitute an “empty” class in an underpayments case, saying it shouldn’t be on the hook for tens of millions in claims because of a “basic legal error” by the applicant’s lawyers.

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‘Alarming and unacceptable’: Threats to judges on rise, data finds

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The number of reported threats to judges is growing at an alarming rate, and urgent action by federal and state attorneys-general is needed, according to the Australia’s peak body for judicial officers.

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BHP worries about class action rewriting case after misinterpreting report

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BHP has pushed back on reply submissions in a shareholder class action which the energy company says mistakenly interpret an internal report as putting the risk of collapse of BHP’s wastewater dam in Brazil at 25 to 50 per cent. 

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Stockland, John Boyd to partner on $3.5B Sydney logistics precinct

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Developers Stockland and John Boyd are teaming up to build a $3.5 billion logistics precinct at the site of 18.3-hectare Kogarah golf club near the Sydney Airport.

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Receiver wins court orders over Sydney properties of Dyldam director

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A judge has ordered the sales proceeds of Western Sydney properties linked to former Dyldam director Sam Fayad to be paid into court, saying there was an arguable case that the sales were intended to defraud creditors.

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