The lead applicant in an unsuccessful class action over the Carwoola bushfire has avoided indemnity costs sought by insurer CGU and has won a 40 per cent reduction in the amount of legal costs it will have to cover for the defendant.
A judge has told Forum Finance director Vince Tesoriero to ârevisitâ evidence about his true financial position if he wants to win the release of $1.25 million to pay for his defence in Westpacâs fraud case against him, amid concerns about whether he has made full disclosure to the court.
The corporate regulator has reprimanded a liquidator for âseriousâ breaches of independence rules, and has directed the insolvency practitioner to refuse appointments until next year.
A judge has tossed a class action brought by a self-represented applicant against Wilson Security, saying class actions should not be run without lawyers.
ASIC has brought court proceedings against wealth manager Mercer Financial Advice, alleging the company charged fees for services it did not provide and made false and misleading representations to thousands of customers.
A judge has indicated he will allow the operator of Sydney’s Lane Cove Tunnel to amend its pleadings in a lawsuit against Thiess, John Holland and CIMIC over alleged defects in the construction of the billion-dollar tunnel.
An appeals court has ruled that a judge was not justified in slapping two lawyers with personal costs, finding she should not have considered alleged poor conduct such as one of the lawyers eating a muffin while appearing during a remote hearing.
Australiaâs oldest thoroughbred auctioneer William Inglis & Son waived legal professional privilege over advice from its solicitor Norton Rose Fulbright over contamination of land it bought in 2009, a judge has found.
Tiwi islanders in a Federal Court challenge to the Barossa offshore gas project have won an expedited trial, but the case wonât be heard before drilling starts in mid-July.
ASIC has won an appeal of a judgeâs decision that found Gold Coast-based payday lenders Cigno and BHF did not need a licence to issue loans to hundreds of thousands of consumers.