A judge has handed Shinetec a win in its dispute with the developer of a scuttled $185 million project in Sydney, finding that $48 million owed by the builder to its parent company after the developer called on a letter of credit fell within the definition of ‘secured money’.
An appeals court has confirmed that mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into a single lease.
A consortium of Brookfield Property and GIC Investments has moved to acquire National Storage REIT, making an offer that values the self-storage investor at $4 billion.
A judge has ordered trustee United Super to pay $23.5 million after admitting it was liable for excessive delays in processing $20 million in death and disability claims.
Uber Eats and DoorDash have reached a landmark deal with the Transport Workers Union to set baseline pay and protections for gig workers.
A Deloitte review has found lax compliance with anti-money laundering rules by Bendigo Bank over a six-year period.
Chinese video game giant Tencent can amend a bid to register its Arena Breakout videogame trade marks, after IP Australia found only minimal overlap with Foxtel’s ‘Arena’ brand.
Law firm Maddocks has appointed a new special counsel for its dispute resolution practice, to be based in Canberra.
The Chief Justice of the Federal Court has raised concerns about reallocating a case by a self-represented litigant whose recusal bid became “very personal”, with photos of the judge, his family and a sick family member filed as evidence.
The publisher of The Australian will bring a truth defence to defamation claims by two sacked executives of commercial real estate broker JLL who claim they were falsely accused of sexual harassment, a court has heard.
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