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A secret recording of Nine journalist Nick McKenzie speaking to a witness in the case may have been “doctored” and had to be “treated with caution,” the Full Court said Friday.
JB Hi-Fi class action judge says 30 per cent GCO ‘a good deal’
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A judge hearing Maurice Blackburn’s application for a 30 per cent group costs order in a consumer class action against JB Hi-Fi has opined that an all-in group costs order was a better deal for group matters than the return in a typical funded case.
Funder’s claims against plaintiffs in Westconnex suit thrown out
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The funder backing a case against Transport for New South Wales over the compulsory acquisition of land for the Westconnex project has lost its $1 million breach of contract case against the plaintiffs.
Former EY partner banned for alleged tax evasion
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A former EY partner who is in court over an alleged tax exploitation scheme has been banned for five years by the Tax Practitioner’s Board, which claims he engaged in “serious, deliberate and dishonest” misconduct.
Judge shuts down Parkview’s tweak to cross-claims in Australia Towers cladding suit
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A judge has rejected Parkview Constructions’ bid to tweak its cross-claims in a lawsuit over alleged combustible cladding at the Australia Towers in Sydney Olympic Park.
AkzoNobel wins partial bid for more docs in ‘complex, massive’ Ichthys LNG case
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AkzoNobel has had some success in its late bid to have Japanese oil company INPEX produce documents filed in related proceedings against its insurers in their dispute over allegedly defective coating used on the $45 billion Ichthys natural gas project.
GPT Group inks $1B logistics assets joint venture with QuadReal
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Property management company GPT group and Canadian-owned QuadReal property group have announced a $1 billion logistics joint venture.
SOPA claims sent to email address constitutes service: appeals court
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The New South Wales Supreme Court of Appeal has clarified that payment claims and adjudication notices sent via email can constitute service and trigger relevant limitation periods under the Security of Payment Act.
CorVal sells Gold Coast Corporate Centre for $109M
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Property fund manager CorVal has sold off the balance of the Gold Coast Corporate Centre in Bundall for $109 million, in the city’s largest ever office deal.
Class action over $85M Clydesdale development reaches settlement
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A settlement has been reached in a class action on behalf of people who purchased off-the-plan homes in the Clydesdale Estate in north-west Sydney.