Julia Kanapathippillai

A shareholder class action against water treatment firm Phoslock wants the company to hand over reports by KPMG and FTI Consulting, arguing the material is not protected by legal professional privilege because it wasn't produced for the dominant purpose of providing legal advice.

RSPCA Queensland has entered into an enforceable undertaking with the Fair Work Ombudsman after underpaying 1,008 staff approximately $4.3 million between February 2017 and September 2023.

Builtcom has scored a win in a fight over termination payments connected to a development in Melbourne's east, with a judge finding the entitlement to the payments was not extinguished by non-compliance with progress claim procedures.

Lawyers for radio personality Jackie 'O' Henderson are seeking to keep October trial dates for her showdown against former employer ARN after her former co-host Kyle Sandilands settled his case against the company for $12 million.

Washington H. Soul Pattinson has agreed to sell Brickworks' interests in its industrial property joint ventures with Goodman Group for $1.89 billion, following last year's merger between Soul Patts and Brickworks.

A class action by public housing tenants in the Northern Territory claims a judge's decision to split the trial was based on a misunderstanding of fact and will lead to a "multiplicity of appeals".

A court has found a Pelligra Group unit validly terminated leases for offices in a Melbourne CBD building rented by Birdies Mini Golf owner Stephanie Doyle after she failed to meet a deadline for agreement on floorplans.

Swiss drug maker Novartis has lost its bid to have Pharmacor's Valtresto trade mark removed for non use, with an IP Australia delegate finding that an injunction in a fight over the patent for Novartis' heart drug Entresto was an obstacle to using the mark. 

Hong Kong-based private equity firm JY Group has paid $670 million to acquire a 50 per cent stake in the Westfield Marion, Adelaide's largest shopping centre, from Singapore-based Cuscaden Peak Investments.

Norton Rose Fulbright has advised North Queensland Airports, the owner of Cairns Airport and Mackay Airport, on the $1.085 billion refinancing of its corporate bank debt financing.