Please login to bookmark Close
Three companies associated with the sole director of Quasar Constructions have avoided freezing orders sought by the liquidators of the defunct Sydney builder after providing undertakings to not dispose of assets.
Government unveils measures to speed housing development
Please login to bookmark Close
The federal government is planning a pause on new construction rules as it aims to speed development of new housing, following feedback from its three-day economic reform roundtable.
Qatar Airways wants High Court to limit liability for injury claims
Please login to bookmark Close
In a bid to snuff out the negligence claims in a recently revived case by passengers forced off a flight and strip searched at Doha airport, Qatar Airways has brought its own High Court challenge.
ASIC looks to strike out Clive Palmer’s ‘incredibly weak’ case
Please login to bookmark Close
ASIC is again seeking to strike out mining magnate Clive Palmer’s lawsuit over examinations conducted by the regulator, with Palmer claiming the pleadings are “crystal clear”.
US class action firms circle James Hardie, Aussie firms may be next
Please login to bookmark Close
Building materials company James Hardie may face scrutiny by class action law firms after a profit-drop announcement saw its ASX share price plummet.
AUSTRAC orders crypto exchange Binance to appoint auditor
Please login to bookmark Close
The financial crimes regulator has ordered the Australian unit of the world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, to appoint an external auditor after flagging concerns about its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing compliance.
Wilkinson tells appeals court Lehrmann judge distracted by cover-up claims
Please login to bookmark Close
Journalist Lisa Wilkinson has told a court her qualified privilege defence was wrongly rejected in ex-Liberal staffer Bruce Lehrmann’s defamation case, arguing the trial judge focused too heavily on the Network Ten’s reporting of the difficulties Brittany Higgins faced in reporting the rape at the centre of the case.
Blue Sky class action not fleeing to Victoria after High Court solicitors’ CFO ruling
Please login to bookmark Close
A class action against Blue Sky Alternative Investments won’t seek to transfer the case to contingency fee-friendly Victoria despite a High Court ruling that put the kibosh on solicitors’ common fund orders.
Enviro group’s challenge to Woodside’s $16.5B Scarborough gas project fails
Please login to bookmark Close
A court has found no legal error in a regulator’s decision to approve Woodside’s environmental plan for its Scarborough gas project in Western Australia, finding the company was not required to specify what would be an acceptable level of emissions.
James Hardie may face law firm scrutiny after share price plummets
Please login to bookmark Close
Under investigation by US class action firms for a stock price crash that followed last week’s announcement of a profit drop, Australian building materials giant James Hardie may also face the glare of homegrown law firms.