Please login to bookmark Close
Macpherson Kelley will head to an eleventh-hour mediation in a negligence case over the execution of a 10-year service station lease agreement with Shell, after the court heard settlement talks were well progressed.
SAS sergeant admits he was reporter’s source in Ben Roberts-Smith trial
Please login to bookmark Close
A SAS sergeant testifying for Fairfax Media in the Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation trial has admitted he told an investigative reporter the decorated veteran machine-gunned a disabled man during the war in Afghanistan, but insisted everything he said was true.
AMP hopeful of settlement in $35.5M poaching dispute
Please login to bookmark Close
AMP has expressed optimism that it will be able to reach a settlement with DST Bluedoor in a $35.5 million lawsuit accusing it of poaching 11 DST employees after licensing the software company’s online platform.
Circus Oz to face historical sex harassment claims by hula hooper
Please login to bookmark Close
A former circus performer has won the right to bring historical sexual harassment and victimisation claims against Circus Oz and its chairman Nick Yates.
PE Capital ordered into liquidation after running unregistered investment schemes
Please login to bookmark Close
A court has ordered the winding up of investment manager PE Capital Funds Management, whose responsible entity Endeavour Securities has connections to collapsed financial services company Linchpin Capital.
Maddocks lures corporate specialists from Lander & Rogers, Herbert Smith Freehills
Please login to bookmark Close
Law firm Maddocks has bolstered its corporate practice with the addition of two senior mergers and acquisitions specialists, nabbed from Lander & Rogers and Herbert Smith Freehills.
Top judge warns against making a villain of class actions
Please login to bookmark Close
As parliament weighs the latest Morrison government crackdown on class actions, the Federal Court’s chief judge has warned of “an ever present danger” of maligning the regime.
High Court gives boost to gig economy, clarifies test for independent contractors
Please login to bookmark Close
The High Court has bolstered the position of businesses hiring independent contractors with two rulings clarifying the importance of the contract in determing the status of workers.
Forum Finance director can’t block receivers from selling waterfront homes
Please login to bookmark Close
Forum Finance director Vince Tesoriero has lost a battle to stop receivers from selling luxury properties in which he and Bill Papas hold a stake pending the outcome of Westpac’s fraud case against him.
Labor promises to take fight over religious discrimination bill to the Senate
Please login to bookmark Close
The Morrison government’s controversial religious discrimination bill passed after a marathon hearing in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, despite being widely criticized for privileging religious rights and freedoms at the expense of others.