Cat Fredenburgh

The local council in South Burnett, Queensland has won leave to add claims of misleading and deceptive conduct to its case against Aquatec Maxcon over upgrades to a water treatment plant.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has won a $33.5 million penalty against the operator of online retailer Snaffle for charging consumers inflated prices and overcharging on credit contracts.

A third law firm has launched a shareholder class action investigation into James Hardie's alleged inadequate disclosures about troubles in its North American fiber cement unit in a market guidance for the 2026 financial year.

Gilbert + Tobin has hired a senior tax lawyer from EY to build a tax controversy practice at the firm.

Property group Ingenia Communities is on the hook for $1.5 million for failing to supply financially vulnerable senior renters with stovetops over a five-year period.

The CEO of Lendlease has confirmed a whistleblower's claim that a KPMG audit partner accessed confidential Lendlease board papers which were then shared with a team pursuing an audit tender with Westpac.

The developer behind a Sydney housing project at the centre of a class action has warned that the plaintiffs’ proposed amendments to the case could jeopardise the start date of trial in the case.

Alternative investment manager Alceon has launched what could become a multi-billion-dollar data centre investment fund, starting with a strategic $100 million investment in Melbourne-based data centre developer and operator INSITE DC.

 DroneShield is facing an ASIC investigation into disclosures and share sales, after its former CEO and two other executives sold all of their shares in the drone defence tech company.

A judge has granted Hassall Developments' bid to join insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher to a lawsuit against QBE over an $80 million special risks policy after “serious defects” were allegedly found in its Imperial Towers development in Parramatta.