Although Meriton’s contractor prevailed in a cladding spat over Brisbane’s Infinity Tower, the owners corporation’s arguments were not at all stages “without merit”, a QCAT member has said in declining to award the builder its costs.
The federal government has taken steps towards granting feasibility licenses for two offshore wind farm projects in Western Australia.
Real estate debt asset manager Madigan Capital has closed a $625 million loan to fund the development of a 580,000sqm industrial estate in Western Sydney.
Investors who alleges they were misled about a Melbourne apartment development have reached a $2.5 million settlement in class action proceedings.
Penalty proceedings in ASIC’s case against coal producer TerraCom have been put on ice until the regulator’s suit against the company’s directors goes to trial.
ASIC has succeeded in overturning a decision that found that Qoin issuer BPS Financial came within the authorised representative exemption with respect to agreements with Australian financial services licence holder PNI.
The corporate cop has found “widespread” compliance plan failures in the managed investment fund industry, and says it is investigating some fund managers for potential breaches.
A fourth law firm is investigating a class action against Google for allegedly abusing its dominance in the market for online advertising.
The judge hearing the ACCC’s price-fixing case against Downer EDI’s Spotless and Ventia has proposed an initial hearing to determine if the companies are in competition, saying he won’t let the case become “totally unwieldy”.
Medical device maker Exactech has reached a settlement in a class action over alleged defective implants, following the US company’s bankruptcy.
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