Please login to bookmark Close
A Western Sydney developer must make good on an agreement to buy a rezoned greenfield site in regional NSW for $70 million and pay $2.2 million in interest, a judge has found.
Class action investigation underway into long day care
Please login to bookmark Close
A law firm has launched a class action investigation into the standard of care at child care centres across the country, following reports of widespread failures to meet legal standards in the increasingly privatised industry.
Hamilton Locke hires McCullough Robertson real estate pro
Please login to bookmark Close
Specialist property and finance lawyer Emile McPhee has joined Hamilton Locke’s national real estate markets team.
Mobil admits ACCC’s claim it misled consumers about fuel, says it lost money
Please login to bookmark Close
Mobil Oil has admitted it misled consumers by falsely claiming it was selling a specific brand of fuel at Far North Queensland petrol stations, but cites the challenges of supplying the fuel to the region, which it says was a loss-making exercise.
Red Bull wins opposition to SeaBull trade mark
Please login to bookmark Close
Red Bull has won its opposition to a Chinese beverage manufacturer’s bid to register ‘SeaBull’ as a trade mark for non-alocoholic drinks, with an IP Australia delegate finding the mark is deceptively similar to Red Bull’s.
Lawyers brace for ‘fundamental’ shift with new privacy tort
Please login to bookmark Close
A new statutory tort targeting serious invasions of privacy came into effect on Tuesday, raising new risks for companies, including publishers.
Slater & Gordon emailer dodges criminal charges
Please login to bookmark Close
Police will not lay charges over an email sent to Slater & Gordon staff that leaked employees’ pay details, the plaintiff firm said Thursday.
High Court to review Macdonald, Obeids convictions
Please login to bookmark Close
The High Court has granted special leave applications by labor politicians Ian Macdonald and Eddie Obeid, and his son Moses Obeid, seeking to toss their convictions for conspiracy to rig a mining exploration tender.
Clough’s $54M cross-claim stayed in feud with JV partner over EnergyConnect project
Please login to bookmark Close
A judge has stayed engineering firm Clough’s $54 million cross-claim against its former joint venture partner on the EnergyConnect transmission project, Elecnor, saying the claim must be sent to arbitration.
‘I’m really going to miss this’: Construction list judge’s curtain call gets a laugh
Please login to bookmark Close
Turning back to counsel on rising from the bench after an urgent hearing in a dispute between Dexus and the operator of Melbourne airport, Justice James Stevenson told them what his impending retirement would mean.