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A former EY partner accused by the ATO of promoting a tax avoidance scheme over property developments has told a trial judge the commissioner has “overreached”.
Builder can’t wind up Bowral developer unwilling, but not unable, to pay debt
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Builder Xela has failed in its bid to wind up the owner of a development to recoup a $776,000 debt owing under the Security of Payment Act, with a court finding that despite an unwillingness to pay, the owner is solvent.
Trial over Cosette’s termination of $672M Mayne Pharma merger delayed
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Mayne Pharma and US drug maker Cosette have agreed to postpone the start of trial in a case over the termination of a $672 million merger to allow for late amendments.
Rebel Wilson repeated ‘false and derogatory’ statements after lawsuit, court told
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A lawyer representing a production company that alleges Rebel Wilson “deliberately undermined” the distribution of her movie, The Deb, says the director repeated “false and derogatory statements” after the suit was filed.
Gilbert + Tobin’s head of corporate advisory to join Corrs Chambers Westgarth
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Gilbert +Tobin’s executive partner and corporate advisory head Tim Gordon will join Corrs Chambers Westgarth’s corporate practice based after almost 20 years at G+T.
Firms that team up to avoid class action beauty parade could breach competition law: judge
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A judge that granted carriage of a Google ad tech class action to Maurice Blackburn and Phi Finney McDonald has reiterated concerns that such cooperative arrangements between firms could breach competition law.
Judge ‘troubled’ about binding Coles, Woolworths class actions to ACCC trial findings
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A judge overseeing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts has raised concerns about a bid to bind group members to findings in similar cases by the ACCC.
Monash University sues Multiplex over ‘defective’ bathroom pods
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Monash University has taken construction giant Multiplex to court after its subcontractor installed more than 1,000 bathroom pods in the university’s residential buildings with allegedly defective floors that leaked.
Qube can’t dodge $70M in SOPA spat with Martinus Rail after High Court bid fails
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The High Court has rejected logistics company Qube’s special leave application asking it to clarify the scope of an adjudicator’s role in determining a contractor’s payment claims under the SOP Act.
High Court won’t hear Amcor remediation fight with Glenvill
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The High Court has declined to weigh in on when a court should step in when the machinery governing the entitlement to payments in a contract breaks down, in a dispute between builder Glenvill and Amcor over asbestos remediation at an industrial site in the Melbourne suburb of Alphington.