A class action against a director of defunct financial services firm Hodgson Faraday is headed to the High Court after seven years of litigation, with the director appealing findings that he was involved in misleading South Korean investors.
A judge has dismissed a Paralympian cyclist’s defamation suit over a Facebook comment by a former girlfriend, finding he suffered no serious harm from the comment, which accused him of lying about his disability.
The ACCC has approved the buyout of Australian energy giant Origin Energy, after finding that significant competition concerns were outweighed by the likely benefits to the country’s transition to renewable energy.
The former CEO of collapsed Sydney stockbroking firm BBY Limited has been charged with two counts of aiding, abetting, counselling or procuring fraud.
A talent scout whose company was acquired by Teneo is suing the Australian arm of the global CEO advisory firm, alleging she endured 16-hour workdays and was exposed to a toxic, male-dominated work culture.
Diversity and merit are not mutually exclusive, say supporters of changes to the rules governing barristers in Victoria, which will add to the Bar’s stated aims fostering inclusiveness and preventing discrimination.
NAB unit NULIS Nominees was “hopelessly conflicted” in continuing to charge allegedly unlawful adviser commissions to superannuation fund members, a court has heard on the first day of a class action trial.
Westpac has been hit with a class action for allegedly overcharging superannuation customers for insurance coverage, months after paying $30 million to settle a separate superannuation class action.
A bondholder class action against Virgin is heating up, with the airline filing a cross-claim seeking the court’s approval to demand periodic payments from the applicant to cover its costs under a contentious indemnity clause.
A judge has set down former NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian’s bid to overturn a corruption finding by ICAC for a hearing in February and urged both sides to run the case expeditiously, saying speed would be a “hallmark” of the proceedings.
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