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The purported purchaser of two off-the-plan penthouses in a Newstead high-rise has won his suit against the developer, who sold the apartments to someone else for more than double the contract price.
Shine client can’t get costs agreement set aside despite 600% increase
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A Queensland tribunal has refused to set aside a costs agreement between Shine Lawyers and a former client, despite invoices blowing out to more than six times the original estimate, finding the matter had already been dealt with in a costs assessment.
ASIC settles case against Hong Kong-based blockchain miner
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Blockchain mining company NGS Crypto has consented to orders sought by ASIC amid concerns that hundreds of Australians who sank $21.1 million into the business were misled about the safety of their investments. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission took NGS…
Clifford Chance snags Corrs Chambers partner to lead class actions group
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A leading class actions lawyer has made the jump from Corrs Chambers Westgarth to Clifford Chance, drawn by the firm’s global reach.
High Court asked to hear Ben Roberts-Smith case against Nine
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Disgraced soldier Ben Roberts-Smith is digging in with his attack on a judge’s findings that he committed war crimes in Afghanistan, asking the High Court to find in his favour in a defamation case against Nine.
Piper Alderman, former GC named in Godfrey Hirst’s trade secrets case
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Carpet giant Godfrey Hirst has brought proceedings against its former general counsel and former law firm Piper Alderman, alleging they were involved in a scheme to give confidential information to a rival
KPMG settles class action over Cudeco’s collapse
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Professional services giant KPMG has reached a settlement in a shareholder class action over the failure of mining company Cudeco.
Blue Sky founder can drop class action claims against Gadens, Nine
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A class action alleging a conspiracy against collapsed investment fund Blue Sky continues to be whittled down, with a court giving the firm’s founder the green light to drop claims against a handful of defendants, including law firm Gadens and AFR publisher Nine.
Builtcom loses appeal in payment claim spat with developer VSD
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An appeals court has tossed a challenge by construction firm Builtcom to an adjudication that slashed a $30 million payment claim against developer VSD Investments by $21 million, saying mere legal error was not enough.
High Court finds CFMEU administration not an unjust acquisition of property
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The High Court has rebuffed the CFMEU’s constitutional challenge to legislation used to facilitate its takeover by the federal government, rejecting an argument that the laws amounted to an unjust acquisition of the union’s property.