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The government has tabled a suite of changes to the EPBC Act, including the introduction of a national environment protection agency with the power to make ‘stop work’ orders.
Engineering firm targeted in bus crash class action flags cross-claims
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Engineering firm GHD Australia, which was recently joined to a class action over a bus crash in NSW’s Hunter Valley that killed 10 passengers, has said it may bring cross-claims against its fellow defendants.
Chat about crane hire did not amount to ‘construction contract’, court finds
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A judge has set aside a SOPA determination after finding a verbal conversation between a developer and a crane supplier did not constitute a construction contract.
Court to hear class action firm’s novel application to vary GCO rate
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A judge will appoint a contradictor to weigh in on a class action’s novel bid to vary the rate of a group costs order, just two months after the court approved a lower rate than was sought by the firm that’s running the case.
DLA Piper strengthens tax team with three partners from Clayton Utz
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Law firm DLA Piper has boosted the ranks of its tax practice with the appointment of three partners, along with a team of five, from Clayton Utz.
Leading class action lawyers among 21 new silks in Victoria
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Twenty-one barristers in Victoria have won the title of senior counsel, including two class action lawyers from opposing sides of the bar table who have been involved in negotiating recent blockbuster settlements.
Law firm with higher contingency fee prevails in Paladin class action contest
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The firm wants a bigger slice of any recovery in its case against Paladin Energy, but its clearer funding arrangement and realistic litigation budget give it the edge over a rival class action outfit, a judge has found.
HWL Ebsworth faces new negligence suit over Belmore development
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HWL Ebsworth and former partner Dennis Bluth have been hit with a new lawsuit in the Victorian Supreme Court after allegedly providing negligent advice regarding a development in south-west Sydney.
Heran Group loses round against builder over $128M Main Beach development
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A Heran Group unit has lost its challenge to orders that $4.8 million be paid to a Queensland builder from an escrow account held by HWL Ebsworth amid an appeal in its dispute over a $128 million contract for beachfront apartments.
Australian Pacific Coal claims ex-CEO breached duty with mine agreement
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A judge has found there is a genuine dispute over an agreement for the recommissioning of Australian Pacific Coal’s Dartbrook coal mine in the Hunter Valley and refused to toss a suit alleging its ex-CEO breached her duty by entering into the agreement.