The state of Victoria has attacked the “magical thinking” of a class action over its COVID-19 hotel quarantine debacle, as the applicants seek to plead an alternative case holding the state responsible for a wave of infections.
AMP is facing a new class action alleging certain superannuation fund members were hit with inflated premiums over a five-year period, after arguing a similar matter was “in search of a case” more than four years after being filed.
Mastercard has pushed back on the ACCC’s argument that it waived privilege over communications with lawyers, saying it would “take the law of waiver to a place it has never been before”.
Roberts Co has appealed a decision which required it to pay the entirety of subcontractor Sharvain Facades $3.2 million payment claim, despite it being filed after hours on a Friday.
AUSTRAC has ordered an external audit of international funds company Western Union after sounding the alarm about its compliance with anti-money laundering regulations.
The administrators of the company claiming to own the Whyalla Port have more time until a second creditors meeting to investigate a proposed DOCA as well as a $1.3 billion proof of debt served by Whyalla steelworks operator OneSteel.
The federal government is leaning into renewable hydrogen to decarbonise Australia’s heavy industries, providing up to $432 million to explosives and ammonia manufacturer Orica for its Hunter Valley hydrogen hub.
A court has appointed provisional liquidators to Melbourne developer Lion Property Group after hearing that $120 million of investor money was not properly accounted for.
Consolidated Properties Group has acquired the last remaining riverfront development site in the Brisbane suburb of Newstead for $64.5 million from Mirvac Group.
A defects case over an apartment complex in the Sydney beachside suburb of Maroubra has turned ugly, with a lawyer for the builder accusing the owners corporation of having a “tantrum”.
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