Bruce Lehrmann has secured new representation for his appeal of his failed defamation case against Network Ten over its coverage of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations, as he seeks to stay a $2 million costs order against him.
Three units of Perth-based builder BGC Housing Group have been hit with a class action on behalf of thousands of home owners who allege they have been harmed by lengthy construction delays.
ANZ has confirmed that senior executives could face consequences in an investigation led by Herbert Smith Freehills and Allens regarding concerns that it manipulated government bond sales last year.
Characterising a settled lawsuit by a Westpac senior executive alleging employment breaches as a “private” matter, a judge has made broad confidentiality orders that bar public access to the case.
Lendlease, which is facing claims by a former Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills partner over its alleged “aggressive taxation position”, has failed in its bid for orders that evidence of the partner’s alleged loss be filed before mediation.
The judge considering a $272 million settlement in class actions against Uber will appoint a pair of contradictors to advise her on the hundreds of objections lobbed against the agreement.
ASIC has brought civil penalty proceedings against Chinese government-owned agri-business COFCO, alleging it manipulated the market for Eastern Australian wheat futures market contracts in 2022.
The Treasurer has released draft legislation for an overhaul to Australia’s merger review regime, but has not yet revealed the threshold for mergers that will need to be signed off on by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
An Australian YouTuber has been sued by a lithium battery company which asked him for “unbiased reviews” of its products, saying his videos raising concerns about the batteries are defamatory.
Two Gosford-based smash repair businesses have won an appeal in a dispute with AMA Group over the earn out amount the ASX-list company owed under an October 2018 agreement to purchase the companies for $4.8 million.
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