Christine Caulfield

Developer CIP Group must fork over another $1.17 million in further security for costs in a derivative case against entities associated with a 600-lot development in Brisbane.

Children's entertainment group The Wiggles has reached a settlement resolving a case by its former CEO, who claimed he was axed after complaints about co-founder and Blue Wiggle Anthony Field.

The High Court has rejected a special leave application by the owners of land acquired to build a Melbourne freeway that sought to overturn an "erroneous" appeals court decision which left them with $2 million for land worth over $30 million.

Green iron startup Element Zero is challenging a bid by Fortescue for access to nine million seized documents in their trade secrets spat, saying its rival has not met the test for proving inadequate discovery of material.

Another company is being pulled into a class action over a fatal bus crash in NSW's Hunter Valley, with infrastructure consulting firm AECOM planning a cross-claim against engineering firm GHD Australia.

Rebel Wilson posted claims to her 11 million Instagram followers that the lead actress in her directorial debut had complained about a producer's harassment, while knowing the accusations were false, a defamation case alleges.

Baker McKenzie has appointed a new special counsel to join the law firm's private equity practice group in its Sydney office.

The trustee for shareholders that want to retain their Dexus-managed stake in Australia Pacific Airports Corporation can't be separately represented from the selling group, a judge has ruled in a case that pits APAC's investors against each other.

Engineering firm GHD Australia is the latest company to be pulled into a class action over a bus crash in NSW's Hunter Valley that killed 10 passengers, a court has heard.

Super fund Cbus has made admissions in the corporate regulator's case over long delays in the processing of $20 million in death and disability claims, with the action to progress directly to penalty.