A barrister for a group of banks defending a lawsuit launched by satellite company NewSat has questioned the credentials of the defunct firm’s solicitor, who has challenged the lenders’ $8.9 million security for costs bid.
The estranged wife of former Carlton Football Club president and ex-chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers Luke Sayers wants a jury trial in her case over an alleged defamatory statutory declaration he wrote as part of an investigation into an explicit social media post that led to his resignation from the club.
A judge has put Star on the hook for over $1 million in Buildcorp’s legal costs after largely losing its suit over alleged defective construction work on its Sydney casino, describing the case as “fairly disastrous”.
An appeals court ruling has confirmed that non-contracting owners must prove their own loss to claim defect damages under warranties in the Domestic Building Contracts Act.
An appeals court has rejected a challenge to a permanent stay in a misleading and deceptive conduct case against engineering firm Everllence over alleged defective connective rods in engines supplied for a fast ferry registered in Denmark.
An energy, mining and resources expert has joined the Squire Patton Boggs partnership after a three-year stint at HWL Ebsworth.
A judge has struck out a crypto company’s injurious falsehood case against the Sydney Morning Herald’s publisher after finding its statement of claim did not plead a cause of action.
A judge has approved a settlement with KPMG in a shareholder class action over the collapse of mining company CuDeco, as well as a distribution scheme that will see payments to the funder but not group members.
The High Court has agreed to hear Otsuka’s appeal of a decision that revoked its Abilify patent extension, which Otsuka argued would “lead to a groundswell of court proceedings”.
The High Court has declined to hear a challenge to an appeals court ruling that found mining companies AngloGold and IGO Limited did not need to renegotiate native title approvals when they consolidated 31 existing mining leases into one.
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