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A former Turner Freeman client is seeking to appeal a District Court decision summarily dismissing his professional negligence case against the firm and a silk over a dispute with an owners corporation.
EVT puts Sydney CBD entertainment complex up for sale
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Entertainment giant EVT has put its landmark Sydney CBD Event Cinemas complex on the market.
Lendlease, Greenwoods settle case by ex-tax partner
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Lendlease and tax advisory firm Greenwoods & Herbert Smith Freehills have reached a settlement in a case by solicitor and accountant Anthony Watson, which accused the builder of taking an “aggressive” position on its taxes.
ASIC adopts new rules to speed IPOs
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The corporate regulator has announced a two-year trial for new rules that will streamline the public offering process “to deliver more IPOs” amid a dip in floats.
Maxim blasts Aussie company’s ‘cavalier’ approach to IP dispute
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US-based mens magazine publisher Maxim has accused a former Australian licensee of taking a “cavalier” approach to a proceeding alleging “uncontrolled use” of its intellectual property.
Former CEO of BBY charged over $192M Aquila Resources acquisition
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The boss of defunct stockbroking firm BBY has been hit with criminal charges over the acquisition of $192 million shares in mining company Aquila Resources.
Law professor sues Arnold Bloch Leibler over tax advice
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A Melbourne-based business and law professor has sued Arnold Bloch Leibler, alleging the firm gave him bad tax advice and failed to advise that he could have avoided paying Australian income tax on an inheritance from his late father, a prominent Indonesian businessman.
ASIC’s appeal in case against Auto & General rejected as ‘inherently contradictory’
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An appeals court has dismissed the corporate regulator’s “logically inconsistent” appeal against a landmark decision that found insurer Auto & General did not include an unfair term in its contracts.
Tasmanian jumping castle operator acquitted but still faces class action
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A magistrate has cleared a Tasmanian jumping castle operator of criminal wrongdoing for her alleged role in a tragedy that killed six children in 2021, but a related class action against her and the state government will continue.
Challenge to Woodside’s $16B Scarborough gas project in public interest, court says
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Recovery of legal costs has been capped in a case over Woodside’s $16.5 billion Scarborough gas venture that will give the Federal Court the first chance to weigh whether an environment plan complies with the law.