Holding Redlich has been given a reprieve from putting on a defence in a lawsuit by the NSW Labor Party alleging the law firm was negligent in advice over a $100,000 illegal cash donation delivered in an Aldi shopping bag.
Consumer food giant General Mills is suing relish maker Baxters, alleging breach of an agreement to manufacture Old El Paso products for sale in Australia.
A former Courtenay House contractor and investment promoter is the latest to be sentenced to a term of imprisonment over an alleged $180 million Ponzi scheme, for which he netted $670,000 in commissions.
A judge has criticised a bid by the NSW government to access seven months of messages relating to drugs by the lead plaintiff in a class action over allegedly illegal strip searches at a Byron Bay music festival, saying they seemed “wholly irrelevant” to the case.
Infrastructure services company Downer EDI has been hit with a second shareholder class action following revelations of accounting irregularities that sent its share price tumbling.
Private health insurer Medibank has been served with a second class action over a data breach exposing the personal details of 10 million customers.
An appeals court has set aside a barrister’s $320,000 bill for a case initially estimated to cost $60,000 in counsel fees, applying a “purposive approach” to the rules governing lawyers’ disclosure obligations.
Apple has denied it engaged in anti-competitive conduct in operating its App Store in a class action brought over allegedly inflated commissions on certain apps and in-app purchases.
The parents and receivers for accused Sydney fraudster Melissa Caddick have reached a deal over a multi-million dollar property in Sydney’s East, but the compromise remains to be blessed by out-of-pocket investors.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has put the brakes on a cooperation agreement between Virgin Australia and Alliance Airlines for fly-in fly-out customers, citing concerns about increased prices and reduced services.
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