Events

Former ANZ subsidiaries have filed proceedings against three insurers claiming they wrongfully denied coverage for $182 million in compensation and costs relating to financial adviser breaches to retail clients. 

Real estate giant Cushman & Wakefield has settled a suit by a former managing director who alleged he was unfairly terminated to prevent him from keeping a $1.5 million sign-on bonus. 

Veteran radio presenter Tony Tardio has filed a lawsuit against his former employer 3AW Melbourne, alleging he was unfairly dismissed.

A judge has ruled that two early investors in iSignthis are entitled to $689,662 in compensation after finding that the fintech breached an agreement entitling them to performance shares in the company. 

The former CEO and chief legal officer of Star Entertainment are challenging a judge's orders that they pay a combined $1.1 million for failures in connection with anti-money laundering compliance.

Qube has filed proceedings in the Federal Court after a Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission tossed its appeal of a ruling ordering it to reinstate a worker who showed his co-workers a picture of two female colleagues in bikinis.

ThinkPad maker Lenovo has launched an appeal against an IP Australia decision that US-based Boston Limited’s ‘Thinkmate’ trade mark did not step on the Chinese computer company's brand.

A group of Gold Coast residents has asked the High Court to overturn the approval of a nine-story luxury residential development, arguing the court failed to consider the 'reasonable amenity expectations' of neighbouring residents before allowing the building to exceed local height limits.

Asset Energy is appealing a decision which rejected its challenge to the Offshore Petroleum Joint Authority'a decision not to extend the permit for its PEP11 gas exploration project off the Hunter coast in NSW.

The applicants in a class action against Transport for NSW over the construction of the Sydney CBD light rail have lost their appeal of a ruling that ordered the government to pay just 65 per cent of their trial costs, which they claim amounts to a $5.4 million reduction.