Former directors of Steller Developments have told a court they did not intend to guarantee the company’s debt in the event of bankruptcy, as trial kicked off in proceedings by the collapsed Melbourne developer’s liquidators.
Power company Callide has been hit with a $9 million penalty for “very serious” contraventions of the National Electricity Rules that led to an explosion at a coal-fired power station.
Defunct Westpac mortgage broker RAMS has reached a settlement in a trade mark stoush with fund manager Real Asset Management.
Australia’s peak legal body has slammed the Albanese government’s latest proposal to reform hate speech laws, which would create new offences and introduce mandatory minimum jail terms.
An environmental group has lodged an appeal over the extension of the Mount Pleasant coal mine in NSW operated by MACH Energy.
Gilbert + Tobin has welcomed partner Stanley Mok to its banking and infrastructure practice in the firm’s Sydney office.
Embattled casino operator Star Entertainment has rejected offers to buy out its stake in the $3.6 billion Queens Wharf entertainment district project in Brisbane.
The rate of contingency fees granted out of the gate in class actions in Victoria’s Supreme Court has shot up, and more than two dozen law firms are now vying for their chance at a tidy payday, according to a new report.
A High Court majority has found self-represented law firms can recover costs for their solicitors’ work, but in dissent two judges said the ruling effectively restored an exception scrapped five years ago.
The former CFO of Star Entertainment has reached a settlement in ASIC’s case accusing ten executives of breaching their duties in relation to the casino operator’s lax money laundering compliance.
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