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A judge has hit Electro Optic Systems with a $4 million penalty after the defence firm admitted to continuous disclosure breaches by failing to reveal a drop in its 2022 revenue forecasts.
Sacked Victorian garbo who shared explicit material wins compensation
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A Victorian garbage man who admitted to sharing explicit material at work has been awarded compensation after the Fair Work Commission found he was unfairly dismissed.
Corrs Chambers nabs competition lawyer from Magic Circle firm
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Corrs Chambers Westgarth has hired a competition specialist from Magic Circle firm Slaughter & May to join the firm’s Sydney office as a partner.
Judge wants more info on ‘extraordinary’ legal fees in AMP class action
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A judge has asked for more information on why he should approve $43.1 million in legal fees in a class action against AMP that settled for $120 million, calling the amount “extraordinary” and “troubling”.
Ben Roberts-Smith charged with five war-crime murders
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Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested and charged Tuesday with five war crime counts of murder, following a joint investigation by the Australian Federal Police and the Office of the Special Investigator.
a2 Milk to pay $62M to settle shareholder class action
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Dairy giant a2 Milk has agreed to cough up $62 million to settle a consolidated shareholder class action over a 2021 guidance.
Sydney silk appointed Australia’s first female solicitor-general
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A leading competition law barrister has been appointed as the federal government’s chief legal advisor, with the government’s kids social media ban and attacks on hate speech laws to be among her early challenges.
‘Rank, rank incompetence’: Judge slams solicitors in APAC, Dexus trial
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A judge has threatened to vacate the trial in Dexus’ case against Melbourne Airport operator APAC after all the defendants tried to file documents late, suggesting the lawyers may be hit with personal costs orders.
TfNSW mulls appeal of $28.6M ruling over M12 land grab
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Transport for New South Wales is mulling an appeal of a ruling that ordered it to pay an additional $28.6 million for land acquired to build the M12 motorway to the new Western Sydney Airport.
Shangri-La Construction liquidators sue director over $1.3M payments
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A former director of collapsed Melbourne builder Shangri-La is being pursued by liquidators for $1.3 million in payments to related companies allegedly made in breach of his duties.