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.
CityLink operator CML, which was found to have overcharged Eastlink operator ConnectEast, has argued that it also overpaid and is entitled to damages, but ConnectEast has told a judge the claim is time-barred and doesn’t fall within a cross-claim exception.
The deadline looms for a creditors’ meeting to decide the future of collapsed building company Sharvain Façades, but its administrator wants a court to stop the clock, concerned a vote for liquidation will thwart recovery of $3.2 million from Roberts Co.
A judge is mulling whether to declass a group proceeding against the Australian Football League and Geelong Football Club, saying after three years of pre-trial procedures, the case is officially “out of hand”.
The 12-storey corner office block overlooking the Victorian Supreme Court, which has housed Douglas Menzies Chambers since 1992, has been sold for a reported $23 million, with its barristers moving down the street.
Software company Dubber has filed a negligence suit against its former auditors, BDO, over $26.6 million in alleged missing company funds and flagged further lawsuits as part of its recovery efforts.
The ACCC has launched a review into unsolicited sales practices in response to the first ‘super complaint’ from a consumer group, which says cold calling and similar practices should be banned.
Personal injury firm LHD Lawyers has acquired Holding Redlich’s personal injury group, Work Injury Lawyers, bolstering the firm’s presence in Victoria.
ASIC has told a court that a PwC report into allegations of inaccurate coal pricing found that 12 “inconsistent” invoices issued by TerraCom resulted in a $1.15 million benefit to the company, contrary to the company’s claim that the audit found no wrongdoing.
The High Court has rejected a special leave application from a shareholder class action against BHP asking it to clarify the correct approach to construing the group member definition.
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