The first phase of trial in a class action alleging the Northern Territory public housing authority failed to maintain habitable public housing in remote Aboriginal communities will centre on breach of contract claims, with discrimination and unconscionable conduct claims to be heard later.
Big Six firm Allens has advised alternative investment firm Stonepeak in a $1 billion investment in Queensland retirement village developer Aura.
ASIC has filed proceedings against Auto & General, alleging tens of thousands of Budget Direct customers lost discounts they were promised and were overcharged premiums for several years.
A judge has approved a $13.5 million settlement in a class action against the director of collapsed sandalwood producer Quintis, but has reduced deductions sought by the plaintiff’s lawyers and funder, and denied a payout to the funder of a competing case.
Trial was pushed off on Monday in NRL player Zac Lomax’s contract spat with the Parramatta Eels, with the court hearing the parties are “very close” to resolving the dispute.
MinterEllison has expanded its private capital team, hiring two leveraged finance specialists from Gilbert + Tobin.
A class action alleging Sportsbet provided unlawful in-play betting services says the bookmaker’s counterclaim seeking restitution of winnings faces “obvious problems”, pointing to difficulties in binding group members.
Aged care provider Bupa can’t challenge the dismissal of its bid for a quick win in a class action over the standard of care at its facilities, despite a court noting the case has “some curiosities”.
A Federal Circuit Court judge who has been in the spotlight for his decisions has scolded a Perth law firm and barrister facing a sexual harassment case, after they sought to vacate the trial date due to counsel availability.
The director of a documentary about a US narcotics officer during the 1990s ‘war on drugs’ has won his copyright suit against the film’s producers, with a judge finding his moral rights under the Copyright Act were infringed by their failure to credit him as the director.
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