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Engineering firm CIMIC has agreed to pay $492 million to settle a long-running dispute with JKC Australia over construction for the $45 billion Ichthys LNG project in the Northern Territory.
Ex-Atanaskovic Hartnell lawyer stripped from roll after stealing $10M to feed gambling addiction
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Former Atanaskovic Hartnell lawyer Brody Clarke has had his name removed from the roll after the NSW Court of Appeal found he engaged in “dishonourable and disgraceful” conduct in stealing almost $10 million from a single client to feed his online gambling addiction.
Mercedes-Benz dealers lose ‘ambitious’ bid to view confidential head office docs
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Australian Mercedes-Benz dealers behind a $650 million lawsuit over the car maker’s decision to move to a fixed-price agency model have lost a bid for an “ambitious number” of dealers to view “super confidential” documents from the company’s head office in Germany.
Ex-AMA Group CEO says he’s been denied emails central to ‘hot dispute’ over loan
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Car repair giant AMA Group may have a discovery fight on its hands in its lawsuit against former boss Andrew Hopkins for allegedly defrauding the company of $3 million.
ACCC asked to investigate Qantas flight redemption scheme
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has been asked to investigate Qantas’ “unworkable” flight credit redemption scheme, which consumer group Choice says places unreasonable hurdles in the way of travellers trying to get a refund or redeem vouchers.
KPMG faces second class action by shareholders of collapsed mining company
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KPMG has again been targeted in a class action by shareholders of a defunct mining company, this time over allegedly misleading statements made by CuDeco ahead of a $63 million capital raising in 2016 and before the company’s collapse in 2020.
‘Most expensive silk in Australia’: ASIC to argue ex-Tennis Australia boss must pay for ‘luxuries’
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Almost half of the $3 million in legal costs incurred by former Tennis Australia president Steven Healy in successfully defending against the regulator’s case over the broadcast rights to the Open were for “luxuries of litigation” that he should pay for himself, ASIC has told a court.
Barrister found guilty of ‘breathtaking’ contempt, cops suspended sentence
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A NSW barrister who continued to practice in local courts without a valid certificate has received a suspended prison sentence for criminal contempt, after a judge found the prospect of imprisonment was “the last remaining means of deterring him from contravening court orders.”
Drakes settles underpayments class action for $2.2M
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A class action on behalf of Drakes store managers claimed to be worth up to $20 million has settled for $2.2 million, and the law firm behind the proceedings wants a cut of up to $837,000.
Maurice Blackburn prevails in State Street appeal over Fearless Girl
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Maurice Blackburn has successfully defeated an appeal of a judgment that found the law firm did not breach the intellectual property rights of US financial services giant State Street Global Advisors by displaying a replica of the world renowned Fearless Girl statue in Melbourne.