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Former Victorian Liberal party leader John Pesutto has been ordered to pay $2.3 million in costs in MP Moira Deeming’s defamation suit over statements found to have conveyed that she had links to neo-Nazis.
Former HR head sues Slater & Gordon over email with salary data
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A former Slater & Gordon executive who says she was wrongfully accused of sending a firm-wide email with sensitive salary data has sued the law firm for negligence, saying it should have done more to exonerate her.
Tyro class action settlement administrator’s ‘extraordinary’ threat to quit backfires
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A judge has refused a bid for more money to distribute a $5 million settlement in a class action against Tyro and has barred the scheme administrator from resigning without the court’s leave, after he threatened to quit.
EnergyAustralia settles greenwashing case on eve of trial
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EnergyAustralia has reached a settlement with advocacy group Parents for Climate in a suit accusing it of falsely promoting its carbon offset products as carbon neutral.
Apple defeats patent infringement suit over Touch ID technology
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Apple has defeated a claim by an Australian non-practicing entity that its patents for a remote entry system were infringed by the tech company’s Touch ID and Face ID technology.
West Gate Tunnel builders claim $359M from Aurecon for alleged design errors
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West Gate Tunnel builders CPB Contractors and John Holland say engineer Aurecon Australasia should be on the hook for $359 million in damages for alleged design errors in Victoria’s West Tunnel project, a court has heard.
Dexus accused of breaching confidentiality in Melbourne, Launceston airport share sale
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Dexus faces allegations it breached a shareholder deed in selling a stake in the privately-owned Asia Pacific Airport Corporation, which operates Melbourne and Launceston Airports.
Privium liquidators get more time to pursue lawsuits over ‘questionable’ transactions
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Liquidators of collapsed builder Privium have won extra time to pursue potential proceedings over a number of suspicious transactions, which include unexplained payments to companies associated with a director.
Roberts Co Vic administrators can hold funds for Probuild subcontractors on trust: court
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Administrators of construction company Roberts Co Victoria, which owes $272 million to 470 creditors, are justified in treating funds as if held on trust for subcontractors on six projects in Melbourne, a judge has found.
Beacon Minerals geological consultant pleads guilty to insider trading
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A geological consultant for gold mining company Beacon Minerals has pleaded guilty to insider trading, while a former project manager for the company maintains he is not guilty.