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A high-profile Sydney criminal barrister has been charged with possessing child abuse material, after he was arrested on his return home from Cambodia on Tuesday.
Ampol, EG Australia deal first to be reviewed under new merger regime
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The competition regulator will take a deeper look at Ampol’s acquisition of EG Australia, with the deal the first to be referred for a phase two review under the new compulsory merger regime.
In TM battle with Zip, Firstmac tells High Court honest concurrent use test not subjective
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More than just subjective intention is relevant to the defence of honest concurrent use in trade mark law, non-bank lender Firstmac has told the High Court in its dispute with buy now, pay later giant Zip Co.
Builder, broker on $320M Box Hill medical hub project take row to court
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Builder Maxcon, financier Maxcap and mortgage broker ACMC are caught up in litigation over certificates of title underlying collapsed developer APH Holding’s $320 million Wellington Health precinct in Melbourne’s Box Hill.
Queensland to revamp construction practices in wake of damning report
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The Queensland government has agreed to implement 51 recommendations made by the state’s productivity commission in a damning report into the construction industry that found a “significant decline” in productivity since 2018.
Former PwC CEO sued for defamation by wife over lewd post
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Former Carlton Football Club president and ex-chief executive of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Luke Sayers, has been sued by his estranged wife for defamation over a lewd social media post that eventually led to his resignation from the football club.
BHP wins spat with Aquila over mining tenement boundary
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An appeals court has handed BHP a win in a dispute with Aquila Steel over the boundary between their neighbouring mining tenements, rejecting Aquila’s “fanciful” argument about the construction of a 58-year-old document.
Golden Mile not barred from bringing conversion claim against Lakewood Mining
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A court has granted gold milling company Golden Mile leave to redraft its statement of claim in a dispute against Lakewood Mining over Lakewood’s alleged conversion of fresh waste rock.
Hospital’s media release over axed director ‘unfair and unreasonable’: court
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A Queensland hospital has lost its bid for the costs of court proceedings against a former executive, with a judge citing an “unfair and unreasonable” press release it published about the case.
K&L Gates adds energy disputes partner in Sydney
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K&L Gates has nabbed an energy disputes expert from Charles Russell Speechlys’ Singapore office to join its partnership.