Nielsen exec claims unfair dismissal after husband’s axing, can’t get job back

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A former managing director of ratings agency Nielsen, who alleges she was unfairly dismissed after her husband was fired from the company, has lost her bid to be temporarily reinstated.

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ASIC blitz targets Shield, First Guardian advisers, research firm

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The corporate cop has launched two new cases and sought approval to bring a third action over financial advice that led customers to sink hundreds of millions of dollars in retirement savings into the failed Shield and First Guardian investment funds.

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Mayne wins breathing room in fight to get Cosette merger over the line

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Mayne Pharma has secured an extension of the deadline for securing Foreign Investment Review Board approval of its $672 million tie-up with US drug maker Cosette.

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Dexus must hand over data room Q&A in spat with Melbourne Airport operator

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Airport operator APAC has won access to Q&A logs in a data room set up by shareholder Dexus for prospective buyers, in a dispute over whether the real estate asset manager breached a confidentiality deed.

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UN appointee wants in on cases over Woodside North West Shelf extension

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A United Nations special rapporteur has sought to intervene in three Federal Court cases opposing the federal environment minister’s decision to approve gas giant Woodside’s North West Shelf extension.

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Developer’s lawyers dodge personal costs order after trespass trial delay

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A judge has refused to make a personal costs order against the former lawyers for a Canberra developer who sued two owners corporations for trespass and was lumped with costs after the trial was adjourned.

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Appeal filed in landmark climate change class action

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A class action is appealing a ruling that found the federal government owes no duty of care to Torres Strait Islanders to protect them from the effects of climate change, with experts predicting the High Court may ultimately decide the issue. 

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