Barristers

The administrators of the Dartbrook coal mine in the New South Wales' Hunter Valley have won six more months before holding a second creditors meeting, with a judge convinced a pending approval to extend the mine’s life until 2033 could make or break a sale.

The High Court has declined to weigh in on when a court should step in when the machinery governing the entitlement to payments in a contract breaks down, in a dispute between builder Glenvill and Amcor over asbestos remediation at an industrial site in the Melbourne suburb of Alphington.

Monash University has taken construction giant Multiplex to court after its subcontractor installed more than 1,000 bathroom pods in the university's residential buildings with allegedly defective floors that leaked. 

A lawyer representing a production company that alleges Rebel Wilson “deliberately undermined” the distribution of her movie, The Deb, says the director repeated “false and derogatory statements” after the suit was filed. 

The High Court will hear an appeal by Sunshine Loans, which centres on a judge's recusal in the corporate regulator's case over unauthorised fees.

A judge has handed iSignthis and its director $11 million in penalties for failing to give adequate disclosures and giving misleading information to the ASX, saying reliance on legal advice was no reason to reduce the fine.

Mayfield Development has been granted the High Court's leave to make its argument that derivative Crown immunity does not apply to NSW Ports, in a seven-year-old competition case. 

The High Court has rejected logistics company Qube's special leave application asking it to clarify the scope of an adjudicator's role in determining a contractor's payment claims under the SOP Act.

A judge overseeing class actions against Coles and Woolworths over alleged illusory discounts has raised concerns about a bid to bind group members to findings in similar cases by the ACCC. 

E-commerce merchandise importer New Aim is challenging the dismissal of its trade secrets case against a former employee, who gave the contact details of the company's suppliers to a competitor after jumping ship.