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Engineering company Monadelphous Group has entered an agreement to acquire Western Australia-based Kerman Contracting for $15 million.
Ex-Webjet lawyer was axed after questioning CEO’s resume: suit
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The former chief legal counsel of online travel agency Webjet is suing her former employer, claiming she was bullied, excluded from work and eventually sacked after raising concerns about the work history of its CEO.
‘Nothing to do with us’: ESSSuper board hits back at $40M class action
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The board administering the ESSSuper fund, which is facing a class action alleging it miscalculated the entitlements of transport shift workers in Victoria, has denied any liability, saying it was not involved in determining how entitlements were calculated.
Blockchain Global director can’t leave country amid ASIC probe
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Court orders have been issued barring a director of cryptocurrency exchange operator Blockchain Global from travelling outside Australia while the corporate regulator investigates the collapse of the exchange.
Lawyers welcome vicarious liability law reform after High Court decision
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In response to a High Court ruling giving the Catholic Church an out for the actions of its priests, Victoria has vowed to introduce legislation to extend the vicarious liability of institutions, a move welcomed by plaintiff law firms.
WiseTech office raided in probe of Richard White share trades
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WiseTech’s Sydney office has been raided by federal police and the corporate regulator as part of an investigation into share trading by its billionaire chairman and founder Richard White and three others.
ASIC, eToro settlement falls through in novel CFD case
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Trial has kicked off in ASIC’s first-ever design and distribution suit over high-risk contracts for difference, after an in-principle agreement reached with investment company eToro fell through.
‘You’ve had long enough’: Judge pushes Telechoice class action on after failed talks
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The judge overseeing a class action against TeleChoice has told the parties to be “prepared to spend the money” to advance the case after settlement talks stalled, saying the court is “not going to allow this to drag on”.
Fortescue fails in push for seized docs from green iron start-up
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Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest’s Fortescue can’t get access to nine million seized documents in its trade secrets spat against green iron start-up Element Zero.
Judge questions jurisdiction over Geocon’s $4M spat with development partners
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A judge wants answers on why builder Geocon has filed a $4 million construction dispute over two Canberra developments in the Federal Court, where a separate fight with its joint venture partners is playing out.