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Bupa has been hit with a class action alleging it violated consumer laws by providing poor-quality care to residents at aged care facilities.
Moray & Agnew recruits new corporate partner
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An automotive law expert has joined Moray & Agnew as a partner in the firm’s corporate and commercial practice.
Major projects, subcontractors could be ‘imperiled’ if Roberts Co Victoria was liquidated: judge
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A judge has given the Victorian unit of Roberts Co more time to put forward a deed of company arrangement that would save the builder from liquidation, noting liquidation could imperil its projects and subcontractors, who could not bring claims under the SOP Act if it was insolvent.
Woolworths unit wins fight with council over look of Broadmeadow store
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Save (0) Please login to bookmark Close Username or Email Address Password Remember Me Newcastle council’s concerns about the street appeal of a Woolworths development have been brushed aside, with a court finding that reasonable minds may differ on the question of ‘high visual quality.’ On Tuesday, Justice John Robson of the NSW Land and…
Special Gold liquidator can advance claims against Dyldam
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A judge has ruled the liquidator of Special Gold can advance claims against Dyldam Developments, which the collapsed Sydney developer has called “hopeless”.
Kent Projects can’t escape fraud claims by CFMEU
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The engineering company behind the world-first Kwinana energy transformation hub in WA has lost a bid to strike out fraud claims from a case by the CFMEU over an enterprise agreement covering maintenance workers.
New apartment construction figures sink to 13-year low, data shows
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Indicative of Australia’s housing crisis is new data showing a drop in apartment construction, according to the country’s peak building group, with last year the worst for higher-density home building since 2011.
Practical legal training ‘rife with cheating’, lacks rigour, report finds
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A survey initiated by NSW Supreme Court Chief Justice Andrew Bell into the state’s practical legal training has found the mandatory program, which can cost up to $12,000, lacks academic rigour and is “rife with cheating”.
United Petroleum franchisee class action ordered to pay $3.7M in security
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A franchisee class action against United Petroleum over alleged loss-making Pie Face stores has been ordered to hand over $3.7 million in security, with a judge finding it was not likely to stultify the class action.
IC Markets wants deadline on class action’s search for sample group member
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Brokerage firm International Capital Markets says a class action over risky financial products must put up or shut up when it comes to claims in the case that neither applicant has standing to bring.