Events

IP boutique Davies Collison Cave has brought proceedings against its Melbourne landlord at the Orica House, seeking a declaration that it has not abandoned its lease.  

The court will not get a chance to rule on the design and distribution obligations in the marketing of contracts for difference, after the Australian Securities and Investments Commission reached an agreement with eToro to resolve the first case of its kind. 

A judge has refused to recuse himself from a sexual harassment case against the Western Australian Department of Justice after counsel for the department donated $500 to a GoFundMe for his brother-in-law.

The former CEO for JLL's Australian unit has sued the real estate firm after he was allegedly terminated following an investigation into a complaint against a manager.

Queensland developer Cav Gasworks is facing a suit by a purchaser of an 'off-the-plan' apartment, after being ordered to pay $10.3 million for using a sunset clause to renege on an agreement with another buyer in the luxury Newstead high-rise.

Former Keybridge CEO Nicholas Bolton, who was voted out in a board spill earlier this year, has lost his bid to bring a derivative suit against director Frank Catalano over a failed bid to acquire a rural publisher previously owned by Nine. 

The former human resources head for JLL in Australia is set to sue her former employer after she was allegedly sacked while on leave despite never being told she was under investigation.

An appeals court has overturned the dismissal of a sexual harassment case and ordered a new trial after finding a judge did not consider crucial evidence and relied on "a preconception of how a victim would act".

A group of investors have won a dispute against a Newcastle-based company over a foreclosure on a mortgage in relation to a Gold Coast which did not proceed. 

Former senior barrister Norman O’Bryan has pleaded not guilty to two criminal charges in connection with his role as counsel for the Banksia Securities class action.