A court has permanently stayed a case by a founding director of solar developer Sun Bred, saying that if the company was forced to defend the suit, there would be less than $71,000 left to meet the exec’s $8.5 million claim.
HR company Employment Hero has launched legal action against investor and rival Seek, alleging the hiring giant has breached competition laws by terminating access to its API.
Dairy distributor Australian Consolidated Milk has lodged proceedings against competitor Fonterra, alleging the cooperative encouraged suppliers to break their exclusive supply agreements by offering a better price.
A judge has expressed worries that a class action against EY and collapsed Blue Sky Alternative Investments is “drifting” amid concerns from the defendants about “indulgent” discovery and potentially “significant” pleading changes.
Dyldam Developments’ former boss Sam Fayad and his two sons have been ordered to pay over $50 million in a case by the liquidator of a special purpose vehicle claiming company funds were misused.
A superintendent on a $25 million Melbourne project had no power to make an adjustment to a payment claim for purported cost overruns that left the builder owing more than the value of its claim, a judge has held.
Irish renewable energy developer DP Energy has announced plans to develop a 1,400 WM wind farm in McKinlay Shire, Queensland, citing the project site’s “optimal wind speeds” and distance from dwellings.
The body corporates for beachfront blocks on the Gold Coast have failed in their bid to knock back two land valuations by a combined $28 million, with a Land Court member finding oceanfront land fetches a higher premium.