Please login to bookmark Close
ANZ Bank New Zealand has lost its bid to appeal a ruling that common fund orders can be made in class actions, including at an early stage of the proceeding,
Chartered Accountants drops investigation into ex-PwC tax partner
Please login to bookmark Close
Accounting disciplinary body Chartered Accountants ANZ has dropped its investigation into former PwC tax partner Wayne Plummer, who was linked to the firm’s tax leaks scandal in 2023.
$230M Macquarie student accommodation wins development approval
Please login to bookmark Close
Developer Freecity has won court approval for its plans for a 19-level, $230 million student accommodation development near Macquarie University, after its plans were initially knocked back by the local council.
ACCC report spotlights delays in gas infrastructure
Please login to bookmark Close
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has warned new gas production is “not being brought online fast enough” and called for measures to smooth the transition of the energy and has markets.
Albanese government injects $200M for WA housing, infrastructure
Please login to bookmark Close
The federal government has announced a $200 million investment aimed at boosting housing and infrastructure in regional Western Australia.
Taiwan’s HDRE inks deals for solar energy collaboration
Please login to bookmark Close
Allens has brokered a deal between Australian renewable company ZEN Energy and Taiwanese company HDRE to create a battery system that will increase national solar storage by 33 per cent.
Virbac loses bid to block generic animal drug
Please login to bookmark Close
Animal health company Virbac has lost its interlocutory bid to block a generic version of its animal drug Cydectin Platinum by rival Abbey Laboratories.
Babcock & Brown shareholders can’t stay costs orders in failed 10-year-old case
Please login to bookmark Close
Shareholders in collapsed financial services firm Babcock & Brown have lost their bid to stay costs orders after losing a ten-year-old dispute.
Law firm can’t dodge $5.4M security in Macquarie class action
Please login to bookmark Close
Maurice Blackburn is stuck paying $5.4 million in security in a flex commissions class action against Macquarie, with a judge saying it represents a “business risk willingly undertaken”.
Pfizer faces class action investigation into Depo-Provera
Please login to bookmark Close
US drug maker Pfizer is facing a class action investigation into the possible link between its injectable contraceptive Depo-Provera and brain tumors.