Rio Tinto unit Energy Resources has lost its privilege claim over an internal investigation into the failure of one of its wellhead systems, which is at the centre of a defects claim against equipment manufacturer Cactus Wellhead.
US real estate company CoStar has made a second offer to buy real estate listing site Domain, upping its offer price by more than 5 per cent.
Property developer PDG has unveiled plans for a luxury tower to be built at the site of the Queens Bridge Hotel in Melbourne’s Southbank.
The eSafety Commissioner has told the Full Court X Corp should not be able to use its merger with corporate predecessor Twitter to escape regulation.
Clothing brand Jeanswest will close more than 90 stores across the country after being placed in voluntary administration for the second time in five years.
The peak body for community legal centres argues a case over alleged cookie cutter legal advice should be stripped of class action status, citing a recent judgment in a case against a Victorian law firm, but a judge noted there may be significant differences.
The former director of a private equity firm has been allowed to advance a claim that she was unlawfully booted from the company, after a judge described communication about her firing as “unhelpfully vague”.
Mid-trial amendments to a class action over Victoria Police use of pepper spray on environmental protesters in 2019 claim officers deployed the spray knowing and intending that it would harm the activists.
Slater & Gordon suspects a former employee who knew its security protocols sent a firm-wide email containing sensitive salary data last month and has referred the findings of its investigation to Victoria Police.
The Albanese government will ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts for workers earning salaries under the high-income threshold, saying the clauses were dragging down wages.
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