A judge has lengthened the trial in pianist Jayson Gillham’s case against the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra from five to 15 days, noting the substantial number of witnesses and the reputational consequences of the case.
Wealth manager Colonial First State Investments and insurer AIA have reached a $140 million settlement in a long-running class action alleging 700,000 superannuation members were charged inflated premiums on insurance products linked to former owner CBA.
A judge has questioned the tiered structure of a group costs order sought by the law firm running a class action against Mineral Resources, but the firm argued Wednesday it would need the highest rate if a flat fee were ordered.
The High Court has dismissed a case by a law firm client who claimed he was entitled under the law of restitution to $1.4 million in interest on a $900,000 sum his lawyers repaid in a fight about legal fees.
ASIC is considering an appeal of a ruling that tossed its conflicted remuneration case against Freedom Insurance’s former boss and another executive over a sales incentive scheme.
Developer Villawood wants to add its director’s three daughters to its case over an alleged “dishonest and fraudulent design” to divert valuable management fees for a project in Wallan, Victoria to the director’s family company.
A woman has lost her lawsuit seeking to get out of an agreement to purchase an apartment ‘off the plan’ in a luxury development in Sydney’s harbourside suburb of Rushcutters Bay, after the wrong colour marble was installed in the kitchen.
Engineering firm Wood & Grieve has failed to convince a judge to compel CPB Contractors to provide it with further and better particulars in a dispute over work on Perth’s Elizabeth Quay redevelopment.
Several Apache Corporation units have failed to block Santos from withdrawing admissions in a long-running fight over $83 million in tax credits related to Apache’s $2.1 billion sale of certain assets, with a judge finding Apache’s prejudice arguments were “significantly overstated”.
A judge has refused to strike out claims of serious harm in a defamation case by a pro-Israel activist against the owner of Sydney restaurant Cairo Takeaway, finding the activist did not need to plead to his prior reputation.