In a class action over alleged faulty plumbing pipes produced by Fletcher Building’s Iplex, construction company BGC told a court Friday it had been overwhelmed by calls for repairs to the 7,000 Perth homes fitted with the pipes.
A judge has hit actress Rebel Wilson with a gag order in a lawsuit by ‘The Deb’ lead actress Charlotte MacInness over allegedly defamatory Instagram posts.
Former chair of fintech Humm Group, Andrew Abercrombie, is seeking review of a Takeovers Panel ruling that found he misled investors about a takeover bid by Credit Corp.
The applicant in a class action against Optus over a 2022 data breach has flagged a fight over the telco giant’s bid to suppress the pleadings in the case, saying group members are entitled to know the case brought on their behalf.
Medibank has criticised a judge’s finding that legal professional privilege did not attach to a Deloitte report commissioned in the wake of a massive data breach, arguing she came to an “illogical” conclusion.
A class action by property owners near a GrainCorp factory in rural Victoria has defeated the company’s bid for security for costs, with a judge finding the orders would “stultify” the proceedings.
The competition regulator has launched an investigation into allegations of possible anti-competitive conduct by four major fuel suppliers amid upheaval in global oil markets arising from the war in Iran.
The Albanese government has laid out five principles that will guide the administration’s approval of AI data centres, amid an expected boom in the infrastructure projects.
Logistics company Qube has claimed privilege over documents that allegedly record a meeting between its consultant and its solicitors at King & Wood Mallesons and Pinsent Masons in a dispute with Martinus Rail.
A court has found that a minister’s decision to sell a section of Crown land to a buyer intending to carve it into 15 lots was made in breach of planning laws.
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