A judge has said a $360 million settlement in a US class action could be relevant to deciding whether to vary a 25 per cent contingency fee in an Australian class action against Hino Motors, which settled for $87 million.
A judge has awarded carriage of class actions against Hyundai and Kia to Maurice Blackburn after declining to allow a sixth offer by competing firm Banton Group, saying re-bids outside the orderly process of carriage fights must be “carefully assessed”.
A court has heard Sydney Trains has had “fruitful” discussions with the Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union in a dispute over claims the train operator docked the pay of drivers who took part in protected industrial action.
A discrimination class action has been filed on behalf of single women and same-sex couples designated “socially infertile” and denied Medicare rebates for IVF.
Seek has agreed to maintain Employment Hero’s access to its programming platform pending the outcome of the start-up’s court action, which accuses the job listings giant of misusing its market dominance.
BP is reportedly set to exit one of the world’s largest renewable energy projects, located in the Pilbara, as part of a shift in strategy.
The NSW Independent Planning Commission failed to consider the local impact of climate change when approving the expansion and extension of MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine, an appeals court has ruled.
Cromwell Property Group has sold its remaining 50 per cent stake in an office building in Sydney’s Chatswood at the discount price of $87 million.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has committed $44.9 million to support Calix’s development of a green steel demonstration plant using its Zero Emissions Steel Technology.
A court has upheld a decision by Insurance and Care NSW to bar builder Introbuild Constructions from obtaining residential building insurance which shut it out of any projects valued over $20,000.
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