A judge has approved orders bringing the receivership of Banksia Securities to an end, with the special receiver opting to not pursue $650,000 in costs against Victorian debenture holders who dropped their case alleging breaches to the scandal-ridden class action.
NDIS-registered healthcare equipment provider Aidacare has admitted it likely breached the Australian Consumer Law with representations made about customers’ consumer guarantee rights.
An irritated Labor MP has said that taking hopeless migration cases amounts to unconscionable conduct and urged lawyers not to waste their clients’ money.
A judge has criticised lawyers acting in underpayments cases against Coles and Woolworths for overly lengthy submissions and a lack of cooperation, saying the dispute has gone “off the rails”.
Lendlease has lost its bid to expand its case against an engineering consultant in the lead up to a 20-day trial in proceedings by the Australian National University over flood damage.
A judge has said that a series of cases stemming from a $55 million defects claim over the Port Botany Enfield Intermodal Logistics Centre need to be “case managed with an iron fist”.
Major infrastructure manager Downer Group has signed a five-year $500 million deal to manage Stockland’s suite of operational assets.
The Minns government has pulled back plans to change NSW Crown land laws following fierce opposition from Aboriginal land councils and the Law Society of NSW.
A judge has allowed a development application for a five-storey beach-front apartment building in Sydney’s Northern Beaches, saying it will not impact access to the foreshore.
Macquarie Investment Management breached its obligations after its members invested $321 million in Keystone Asset Management’s failed Shield fund, a court has found, but the super trustee will not pay a penalty.
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