Most Recent
Partner in Lendlease tax ‘dodge’ suit says whistleblower protections apply
Employment 2022-07-28 1:38 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A former Greenwoods & Freehills partner will argue he is entitled to whistleblower protection in his lawsuit against the tax advisory firm and Lendlease, alleging he was forced to leave after refusing to put his name to a tax return and making protected disclosures.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Building giant BCEG wins $12M fraud case against former directors
Construction 2022-07-28 6:45 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Chinese construction and engineering firm BCEG has won a $12 million lawsuit against two former directors of an Australian subsidiary after they allegedly swindled millions from the company to fund their own developments and buy a luxury apartment.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Curve Securities accuses senior adviser of soliciting clients for competitor
Employment 2022-07-28 11:42 pm By Christine Caulfield

Investment firm Curve Securities is suing competitor Ord Minnett and a former associate director, alleging the defecting adviser solicited its clients and misused confidential information.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Corrs client appeals finding that firm overstepped in preparing expert report
Legal Ethics 2022-07-27 11:50 pm By Cindy Cameronne

A client of Corrs Chambers Westgarth has filed an appeal after a judge found the firm went ā€œfar beyond the permissible scopeā€ of involvement in an expert report prepared for a trade secrets case.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Full Court decision could ensnare buy now, pay later schemes, High Court told
High Court 2022-07-27 11:37 pm By Sam Matthews

Payday lenders Cigno and BHF have filed High Court challenges to a judgment which found they could not bypass lender obligations contained in the Credit Code, warning the judgment could subject buy now, pay later schemes to the Code.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Mastercard says deals with retailers were legitimate, pro-competitive
Competition & Consumer Protection 2022-07-27 12:51 pm By Christine Caulfield

Mastercard had a legitimate and pro-competitive reason for reaching agreements with major retailers to choose its network over Eftpos for debit card processing, a court was told Wednesday in the competition regulator’s misuse of market power case against the financial services behemoth.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

UGL drops challenge after unions agree not to fund class action
Employment 2022-07-27 2:46 pm By Cindy Cameronne

In the wake of a landmark judgment that held class actions are not managed investment schemes, engineering giant UGL has given up its case against two unions that sought to block them from funding an underpayments class action.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Insurers off hook over coverage for CIMIC Iraq bribery cases
Insurance 2022-07-27 2:02 pm By Sam Matthews

A judge has slashed engineering services firm CIMIC Groupā€™s ten insurance claims in half, finding that the company failed to notify five insurers of a handwritten document dubbed the ā€œIraq file noteā€ in relation to its claims for coverage of costs arising from allegations it engaged in corrupt practices, including bribing Iraqi officials.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

Moray & Agnew resolves case against insurer over $3.7M settlement with developer
Insurance 2022-07-27 3:16 pm By Christine Caulfield

Law firm Moray & Agnew has reached an agreement with insurer Arch Underwriting in its case seeking coverage of part of a $3.7 million settlement with Melbourne property developer Harry Stamoulis.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?

HarperCollins wants High Court to reawaken deep sleep defamation case
Defamation 2022-07-27 1:41 pm By Cindy Cameronne

Publisher HarperCollins has filed a special leave application with the High Court seeking to challenge a decision that revived a defamation case by a psychiatrist over a book covering the controversial deep sleep therapy at the Chelmsford Private Hospital in the 1970s.

Subscribe to Lawyerly to access this article.

Already a subscriber?

Lost your password?