The liquidators of Mayfairâs failed IPO Wealth Holdings have won their bid to question the fundâs former director, James Mawhinney, for the eighth time over assets that could provide âsignificant potential recoveriesâ for shareholders.
A judge has recused himself from hearing a dispute over the alleged infringement of the copyright for the disco classic ‘Love Is In the Air’ on the eve of a damages hearing.
Nine Network has been hit with a class action by Indigenous Australians who say the broadcaster’s coverage of a $30 million class action settlement being “rorted” by Palm Islanders was discriminatory and inaccurate.
A class action against Irish insurer Zurich Insurance Plc by unit owners of the defective New Zealand-based Victopia Apartments can proceed in Australia after the NSW Supreme Court ruled the case could not be filed elsewhere.
Burger giant Hungry Jack’s has lost its bid to have McDonald’s hand over test results showing the âpre-cookedâ weight of its Big Mac beef patties, with a judge finding they were not relevant to whether the rivalâs Big Jack burger had 25 per cent âmore Aussie beefâ.
The federal government will pay $2 million to settle a human rights class action brought by Indigenous Australians from the Ngaanyatjarraku community in Western Australia over allegedly discriminatory requirements for access to social security benefits.
A âfull-blooded carriage fightâ is set down for next year between two competing class actions alleging dairy giant a2 Milk misled shareholders with an overly optimistic prediction of its infant formula sales.
Accounting giant Deloitte has lost its bid to throw out a former client’s lawsuit alleging negligence and fraud over a failed interposition under tax law that occurred more than 16 years ago.
A senior ACCC officer has been grilled on whether staff training on criminal cartel investigations was âinadequateâ while the competition regulator ran a cartel probe into ANZâs $2.5 billion share placement in 2016.
A Western Australian lawyer will face penalties and disciplinary action in the State Administrative Tribunal after nine professional misconduct findings were made against him, including a finding that he knowingly sought to mislead the Supreme Court.